# Accident 20000701007859A: Robsin R22BETA, East Northport, NY, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 16:02 local time
- Place: East Northport, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8691° N, 73.3192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8691&lon=-73.3192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94RP-2013-08-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701007859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/1/2000 AT APPROX. 1602 EDT A ROBINSON R-22-BETA, N94RP, FLOWN BY MR. PETER CARLMAND AND OPERATED BY EASTERN HELICOPTER SERVICES IN RONDONDOMA, NY. WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF A RESIDENTTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE TOWN OF NORTHPORT, NY AND COMMACK, NY WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BAORD,A COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AND THE PASSENGER, THE A/C WAS MANUEVERING AT APPROX. 30 TO 50 KNOTS AND AT APPROX 150-200 FT OVER THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF NORTHPORT BEFORE MAKING A FORCED LANDING INTO A RESIDENTIAL BACKYARD. THE PASSENGER STATED THE A/C BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND A HORN AND A AMBER LIGHT WERE APPARENT JUST BEFORE IMPACTING THE YARD OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE.

## 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 IAD00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA054), Jul 1, 2000: Robinson R-22B (N94RP), East North Port, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor RPM and failure to follow published recovery procedures after the low rotor RPM warning horn and caution light activated.

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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