# Incident 19990622015879I: Robsin R22BETA, Wahiawa, HI, June 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1999, 17:20 local time
- Place: Wahiawa, HI
- Airport: Wheeler Afb
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5007° N, 158.0180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wahiawa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5007&lon=-158.0180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62DF-2000-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 605 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622015879I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO 2-WAY COMMUNICATION FAILURE. RE: INCIDENT INVOLVING AN ROBINSON R22B LANDING AT WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD.  ON JUNE 23, 1999 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM SGT. LOUVERE, WAAF OPERATIONS AT WHEELER, INFORMING US OF AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON JUNE 22, 1999. SGT. LOUVERE: REPORTED THAT A ROBINSON R22B HELICOPTER SQUAWKING 7700 LANDED AT THE AIRFIELD AROUND 17:20 HOUR HAWAII LOCAL TIME ON JUNE 22, 1999. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                                                                                 FROM THE DISCUSSION I HAD ON JUNE 23, 1999 WITH SGT. LOUVERE, I FOUND OUT THAT WHEELER TOWER WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PILOT PRIOR TO THE COMMUNICATION FAILURE. THEREFORE, NO VIOLATION OF AIRSPACE OCCURRED. THE PILOT ALSO RECEIVED LIGHT SIGNAL CLEARING HIM TO LAND PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AT THE AIRFIELD. AS A RESULT, WHEELER OPERATIONS HAS NOT REPORTED ANY VIOLATION AND NO REGULATIONS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. A DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT, MR. WINTER                                                                                                                                                                       , RECONFIRMED WHAT WHEELER REPORTED THAT DAY (SEE PILOT STATEMENT). ALSO A DISCUSSION WITH THE A&P MECHANIC FROM RAINBOW PACIFIC HELICOPTERS, LTS., RECONFIRM THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A REPORT WAS FILED BY THE PILOT AND A COPY OF THE MAINTENANCE LOG WAS SUBMITTED FOR FAA REVIEW. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE PRINCIPAL AVIONICS IN SPECTOR OF RAINBOW PACIFIC HELICOPTERS, LTD., WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON THE EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. AS NO VIOLATION OCCURRED, NO ACTIONS WAS TAKEN AGAINST THE PILOT AND THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONCLUDED.

## Other reports on N62DF (1)

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

- [Accident 20000130000609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000130000609A), Jan 30, 2000: Robsin R22BETA (N62DF), Hana, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot was conducting a supervised solo cross country flight from kailua kona, Hawaii (koa) to upolu airport (upp) to Hana, maui (hnm). 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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