# Accident 19990424041279A: Robsin R22BETA, Lares, Puerto Rico, April 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lares, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2968° N, 66.8834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lares, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2968&lon=-66.8834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2314T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2314T-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,136 total, 39 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990424041279A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TRANSPORT A SICK WORKER TO HIS HOUSE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AND AFTER ARRIVING IN THE AREA, HE CIRCLED IT SEVERAL TIMES TO LOOK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS, NOTING POWER LINES THAT WERE NEAR THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN LOCATION.  WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE PASSENGER MENTIONED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO WATCH OUT FOR A WIRE (DETERMINED TO BE A SUSPENDED GARDEN HOSE).  HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY THE COMMENT FROM THE PASSENGER AND DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO LOOK FOR THE WIRE.  THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN IN A SIDE SLIP ON UNEVEN TERRAIN; EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER, AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO AIRFRAME, ENGINE, OR FLIGHT CONTROL PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2314T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20041019028179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041019028179A), Oct 19, 2004: Robsin R22BETA (N2314T), Vega Baja, PR, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot in command attempted to land his helicopter in a vacant lot with tall grass to drop off a passenger after taking photographs. The pilot…

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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