# NTSB Accident FTW98LA163
> **Robinson R22 BETA** · 1998-03-31 · RIVIERA, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA163
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09681
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-31
- **Location:** RIVIERA, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.279575, -97.809158
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N2628B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while performing an evasive maneuver to avoid a charging bull, resulting in a tail rotor blade strike and the failure of the tail rotor drive shaft.  Factors were the charging bull and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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