# Accident 20010311003979A: Robsin R22BETA, Buffalo, WY, March 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2001, 15:20 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3406° N, 106.7107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3406&lon=-106.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144MB-2001-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010311003979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING AT 2,000 AGL FROM GILLETTE TO BUFFALO, WY, THE CLUTCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PILOT SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. THE PILOT PERFORMED A POWER ON AUTOROTATION AND AT ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED RAPIDLY. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD ON SOFT GROUND AND SKIDDED APPROX. 15 FEET. THE RIGHT FRONT SKID BROKE OFF AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 DEN01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA067), Mar 11, 2001: Robinson R22 Beta (N144MB), Buffalo, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the rotor drive system clutch assembly which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable.

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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