# Accident 20030202006999A: Robsin R22BETA, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2003, 09:40 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528EE-2015-03-10) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 115 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030202006999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2003, AT 0945 EST, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, N528EE, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, LEASED TO HELIFLIGHT INC., OPERATING AS A PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED DURING A RUN ON LANDING AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE CABIN AND TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FXE AIRPORT AT 0830 EST. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEMONSTRATING A RUN ON LANDING TO THE CHECK POINT. THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SODDED AREA. THE LEFT FRONT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER PITCHED DOWNWARD. THE PILOT STATED HE WENT FORWARD IN HIS SEAT AND INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE CYCLIC FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE BEFORE HE OR THE CHECK PILOT COULD TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. THEY STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N528EE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900526017789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017789A), May 26, 1990: Robsin R22BETA (N528EE), Payson, AZ, Substantial damage. Tail rotor chip light on. Elected to land in desert. Student froze on controls caused low rotor RPM and hard impact

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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