Incident Robinson R22 Beta N223MG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214952
 
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Date:Thursday 17 January 2013
Time:15:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R22 Beta
Owner/operator:Alamo Helicopters
Registration: N223MG
MSN: 3125
Year of manufacture:2000
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:San Marcos Regional Airport, San Marcos, Caldwell County, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:San Marcos Regional Airport, San Marcos, Texas (HYI/KHYI)
Destination airport:San Marcos Regional Airport, San Marcos, Texas (HYI/KHYI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Substantially damaged January 17, 2013 in a hard landing at San Marcos Regional Airport, San Marcos, Caldwell County, Texas, while making practice approaches. FAA report (see link #2) gives registration as "N223GM" which is not a valid registration. N223MG is assumed to be the correct registration (see link #3), based on it being the right helicopter type and registered to a Designated Pilot Examiner who leases 2+ R22s to Alamo Helicopters. No injuries reported to the two persons on board

Sources:

1. http://helihub.com/2013/01/17/17-jan-13-n223mg-robinson-r22-san-marcos-us-texas/
2. http://helicoptersafety.blogspot.com/2013/01/17-jan-13-n223gm-robinson-r22-san.html
3. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N223MG
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000300477.html
5. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=36303
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marcos_Regional_Airport

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Sep-2018 00:49 Dr.John Smith Added

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