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FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Pebroke Pines, FL · October 14, 2000

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Date
October 14, 2000 · 16:04 local
Place
Pebroke Pines, FL
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4004J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01FA004
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
N4004JRegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2002 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 1320 · Built 1990Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)After being unable to maintain flight,helicopter crashed on highway on intersection on nw 155 th and Pines blvd. In pembroke Pines, Florida. Helicopter was observed by several witnesses as entering this area from west to east while making several loud popping sounds prior to crashing. Helicopter cleared traffic light poles and guide wires then immediately descended on to highway. Examination revealed that helicopter collided with the highway in a nose high skid low attitude and separated both tail rotor blades. It then continued forward where the main rotor blade collided with the road at 25 ft. 2 inches down the crash deris. The tail skid was bent upward and to the right. The helicopter rotated to the left about its vertical axis and came to rest on its left side on a heading of 330 magnetic 93 feet 3 inches down the crash deris line. The cabin structure lower left quadrant crushed from the nose to the firewall. Examination of the airframe and flight control assembly revealed no evidence to indicate a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER BEING UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT,HELICOPTER CRASHED ON HIGHWAY ON INTERSECTION ON NW 155 TH AND PINES BLVD. IN PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. HELICOPTER WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES AS ENTERING THIS AREA FROM WEST TO EAST WHILE MAKING SEVERAL LOUD POPPING SOUNDS PRIOR TO CRASHING. HELICOPTER CLEARED TRAFFIC LIGHT POLES AND GUIDE WIRES THEN IMMEDIATELY DESCENDED ON TO HIGHWAY. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE HIGHWAY IN A NOSE HIGH SKID LOW ATTITUDE AND SEPARATED BOTH TAIL ROTOR BLADES. IT THEN CONTINUED FORWARD WHERE THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE COLLIDED WITH THE ROAD AT 25 FT. 2 INCHES DOWN THE CRASH DERIS. THE TAIL SKID WAS BENT UPWARD AND TO THE RIGHT. THE HELICOPTER ROTATED TO THE LEFT ABOUT ITS VERTICAL AXIS AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE ON A HEADING OF 330 MAGNETIC 93 FEET 3 INCHES DOWN THE CRASH DERIS LINE. THE CABIN STRUCTURE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT CRUSHED FROM THE NOSE TO THE FIREWALL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND FLIGHT CONTROL ASSEMBLY REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01FA004Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPembroke Pines, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm and the proper rate of descent during a forced landing/autorotation resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 exhaust…Oct 14, 2000 · Destroyed