# Accident 20020729037789A: Robsin R22BETA, Madison Heights, VA, July 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2002, 20:30 local time
- Place: Madison Heights, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4333° N, 79.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4333&lon=-79.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8347Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347Y-2006-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 97 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020729037789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON HIS PERSONAL HELIPAD, WHICH HAD AN INCLINE ON ITS END, SLOPING FROM THE PAD'S FLAT SURFACE TO GROUND LEVEL. THE HELICOPTER TIPPED REARWARD AS IT SET DOWN WITH THE REAR SECTION OF THE SKID OVER THE INCLINED END OF THE PAD. THE PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN ABORTING THE LANDING. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED BACK AND TO ITS RIGHT, ONTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC02LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA149), Jul 30, 2002: Robinson R-22B (N8347Y), Madison Heights, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the helipad, which resulted in a rollover. A factor in this accident was pilot fatigue.

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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