# Accident 20020803022439A: Robsin R22BETA, Cornudas, TX, August 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2002, 12:35 local time
- Place: Cornudas, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7900° N, 105.7117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7900&lon=-105.7117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N681MP-2004-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803022439A

## Narrative

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

-23) ON 08/03/02, APPROXIMATELY 1235 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON MODEL R-22B, N681MP, REGISTERED TO PRESTIGE HELICOPTER'S INC., 2001 FLIGHTWAY DRIVE, CHAMBLEE, GA 30341 AND OPERATED BY MR. MICHAEL A. RUSSELL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR CORNUDAS, TX. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER RATING, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY DELIVERY FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CCFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM EL PASO, TX (ELP), AT 1100 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 FTW02LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA227), Aug 3, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N681MP), Cornudas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and his improper landing flare. A contributing factor was the activation of a warning light.

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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