# Incident 19990806023339I: Robsin R22BETA, Cheyenne, WY, August 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1999, 17:15 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7059S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7059S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990806023339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. MCFAUL STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHUDDER. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND TURNED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  AT THIS TIME THE PILOT OBSERVED A OPEN AREA AND SET UP AN APPROACH.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT LEFT SIDE FIRST AND BOUNCED THREE TIMES.  THEY CAME TO REST APPROX. 46 FEET FROM FIRST IMPACT.  THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE BEGAN.  THE #4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK.

## Other reports on N7059S (1)

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

- [Accident 20060810018849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060810018849A), Aug 10, 2006: Robsin R22BETA (N7059S), Tucson, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 10, 2006, at approximately 0855 MST, N7059S, a Robinson R-22 helicopter, with the pilot [privacy data omitted] performing as pilot-in-command,…

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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