Robinson R22 N26498
28 June 2019 · Danbury, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 2019 at about 16:32 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N26498, operated by Standard Aviation Svcs, was involved in an accident near Danbury, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Danbury, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.2328, -95.2519
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22
- Registration
- N26498
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1988
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Standard Aviation Svcs
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN19LA187
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A failed electrical relay, which provided an improper indication of a governor and clutch problem, which resulted in the pilot conducting a precautionary landing during which he failed to maintain sufficient main rotor speed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was conducting low-altitude pollination operations over a rice field when the governor caution light and the clutch caution light illuminated in succession; in response, the pilot reduced engine power. While landing in the field, the main rotor blades drooped and hit the tail cone, substantially damaging the helicopter. Postaccident inspection found that a failed electrical relay caused the governor light to illuminate, but the electrical relay by itself would not affect governor operation. No other anomalies were found with the helicopter, including the clutch system, that would have precluded normal operation. The accident sequence is consistent with the pilot responding to the governor caution light by reducing power but then letting the main rotor speed decaying too much during landing, such that the main rotor blades drooped and hit the tail cone.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Robinson R22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2019 | Robinson R22 | Garwood, Texas, United States | Alamo Helicopter Tours San Antonio LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2019 | Robinson R22 | Madill, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Robinson R22 | Water Valley, Texas, United States | Trans-Pecos Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2019 | Robinson R22 | Beeville, Texas, United States | Prestige Air Worldwide, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Robinson R22 | Clover, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2019 | Robinson R22 | Overton, Nevada, United States | California Aviation Services Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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