# NTSB Accident FTW97LA366
> **Robinson R22 BETA** · 1997-09-27 · HUNTSVILLE, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA366
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08858
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-27
- **Location:** HUNTSVILLE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.709129, -95.539108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N8316W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the helicopter during a flare to landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: the student pilot's misinterpretation of the wind direction, his selection of the wrong runway, and the resultant tailwind during landing.

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