# Accident 19990521021609A: Robsin R22BETA, East Troy, WI, May 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1999, 16:05 local time
- Place: East Troy, WI
- Airport: East Troy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7800° N, 88.3899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7800&lon=-88.3899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521021609A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 1999, AT 1605 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R22 BETA, N215WW, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A PRACTICE PINNACLE APPROACH, NEAR EAST TROY, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED EAST TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, AT 1530, AND WAS PRACTICING FLIGHT MANEUVERS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                         (-23)DURING APPROACH TO A SPOT LANDING THE HELICOPTER DEGAN TO "SETTLE WITH POWER".  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND ON THE SKIDS AND ROLLER OVER TO THE LEFT.  MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SEVERE THE TAILBOOM.  DAMAGE-MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES - TAIL BOOM - MAST/PLYON/HUB LH WINDSHIELD.

## 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 CHI99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA157), May 21, 1999: Robinson R22 Beta (N215WW), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach to landing A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's inadvertent settling with power.

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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