# Accident 19990105009779A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Portland, OR, January 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1999
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 45.5799° N, 122.9103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5799&lon=-122.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990105009779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19)ON JANUARY 5, 1999, ABOUT 1604 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A ROBINSON R-22, N605HA, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY HILLSBORO AVIATION, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER A HARD LANDING AT THE HILLSBORO AIRPORT, HILLSBORO, OREGON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT.  THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORGININATED FROM THE HILLSBORO AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS NO FIRE, AND NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTUATING.  ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE HELICOPTER WHEN HE STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE TAIL ROTOR, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.                                                       (-23) THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTERVIEWED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, AND STATED THA AFTER EXECUTING SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO/FROM A HOVER, UPON TOUCHDOWN, HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS 'NOT THE BEST THAT HE HAD EVER MADE'.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PITCH UP.  HE CHECKED POSITION OF TH E COLLECTIVE TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BECAME AIRBORNE, AND LANDED HARD.  THE PILOT THEN SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, TURNED OFF THE FUEL, REPORTED TO TOWER AND TO COMPANY BASE OF THE ACCIDENT.  AIRCRAFT AND PILOT LOGBOOKS WERE INSPECTED AND APPEARED TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA026), Jan 6, 1999: Robinson R-22 (N605HA), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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