# Incident 20030503020509I: Robsin R22BETA, Albert Lea, MN, May 3, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albert Lea, MN
- Airport: Albert Lea Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6813° N, 93.3681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT LEA MUNI (AEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6813&lon=-93.3681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8083Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8083Z-2004-03-18) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 329 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030503020509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 5, 2003, THE ABOVE PILOT WAS GIVING A SHORT DUAL FLIGHT WITH A RATED HELICOPTER PILOT (THIS PILOT HAD NO R-22 TIME). DURING LANDING, THE CFI STATED THAT THE PILOT FROZE UP ON THE CONTROLS AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER CONDITION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. DURING POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WITH REGARD TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM OR POWERPLANT SYSTEM. SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS ENSUED WITH THE NATIONAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST FOR THE ROBINSON R-22, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SOLICITING INPUT WITH REGARD TO CORRECTIVE ACTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                              STATEMENTS FROM THE CFI AND PILOT INDICATE THAT THE CFI WAS ON THE CONTROLS WITH THE PILOT AT ALL TIMES, SO SFAR 73-1 IS NOT AN ISSUE. ^PRIVACY DAT^ WENT ON TO FURTHER STATE THAT A 44709 RIDE IS NOT INDICATED FOR THIS INCIDENT.

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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