# Accident 20001014039909A: Robsin R22BETA, Pebroke Pines, FL, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 16:04 local time
- Place: Pebroke Pines, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 26.0201° N, 80.3393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0201&lon=-80.3393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4004J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4004J-2002-03-29) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014039909A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA01FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA004), Oct 14, 2000: Robinson R-22 (N4004J), Pembroke Pines, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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