# Accident 20000509036859A: Robsin R22BETA, Galesburg, ND, May 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Galesburg, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2706° N, 97.3990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2706&lon=-97.3990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7185C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7185C-2002-06-26) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509036859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/09/2000 AT APPROX. 2000 CDT, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER (R-22-BETA), N7185C, OWNED BY GALESBURG IMPLEMENT AND FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE PROBABILITY OF ENCOUNTERING A ROTOR STALL DURING AN APPROACH TO A FIELD NEAR GALESBURG, ND. AFTER IMPACT THE HELICOPTER TRAVELED 21 FEET IN THE SOFT FIELD, NOSING OVER AND COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. TAIL BOOM WAS CHOPPED, ROTORBLADES BENT, CABIN DEFORMATION DUE TO OVERLOAD. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CHI00LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA133), May 10, 2000: Robinson R-22 Beta (N7185C), Galesburg, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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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