# Accident 20030420008019A: Robsin R22BETA, Ardmore, OK, April 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Downtown Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1469° N, 97.1225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1469&lon=-97.1225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2341Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2341Z-2005-03-02) (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: 10,600 total, 40 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420008019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OF N2341Z WAS LIFTING OFF FROM HIS PERSONAL HELIPAD. DURING LIFT-OFF, HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTING A SLOPED AREA OF THE TAXIWAY. HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## 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 FTW03LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA140), Apr 20, 2003: Robinson R-22 Beta (N2341Z), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during liftoff. A contributing factor was the inadvertent encounter of propeller blast from the other airplane starting at the time of takeoff.

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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