# Accident 20030218003369A: Robsin R22BETA, Kent, TX, February 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2003, 13:23 local time
- Place: Kent, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0153° N, 104.2122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0153&lon=-104.2122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54TR-2022-06-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,352 total, 1,231 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030218003369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 18, 2003, AT 1323 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A ROBINSON MODEL R-22B, N54TR, REGISTERED TO ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY, 2901 AIRPORT DRIVE, TORRANCE, CA 90505; RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN HILLY TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1-MILE NORTHWEST OF KENT, TEXAS. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS PRIVATE PILOT PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A POWER LOSS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE DELIVERY FLIGHT THAT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND HAD DEPARTED WEST TEXAS AIRPORT (TX04) ENROUTE TO FORT STOCKTON (FST).

## 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 FTW03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA099), Feb 18, 2003: Robinson R22 Beta II (N54TR), Kent, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of main rotor drive due to a drive belt separation resulting in a forced landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain 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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