# Accident 20020824028829A: Robsin R22BETA, Seneca, IL, August 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Seneca, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3003° N, 88.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3003&lon=-88.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102MH-2003-01-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824028829A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 24, 2002, AT 1330 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R22 BETA HELICOPTER, N102MH, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING LANDING APPROACH AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE TO A PRIVATE HELIPORT NEAR SENECA, ILLINOIS. THE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE HELICOPTER OWNER'S PRIVATE HELIPORT (1IL7), AND WAS LANDING AT THE BOONDOCKS CAMPGROUND, SENECA, ILLINOIS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PREPARING TO TURN FROM THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE LANDING APPROACH TO THE BASE LEG. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED AND LANDED IN TREES THAT WERE BELOW THE HELICOPTER WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. (-23) ON AUGUST 24, 2002 THE COMMERCIAL PILOT DEPARTED 1IL7, SENECA, IL ON A DAY VFR FLIGHT FOR THE INTENT OF PICKING UP A PASSENGER FOR SIGHT SEEING. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF, WHILE IN CRUISE, THE ROTORCRAFT E                                XPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ROTORCRAFT DESCENDED INTO TREES NEAR THE EDGE OF A QUARRY. NO FIRE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. NOTHING FOLLOWS.

## 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 CHI02LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA263), Aug 24, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N102MH), Seneca, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the low altitude, the trees, and the unsuitable terrain encountered for the forced landing.

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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