# Accident 20030601010579A: Robsin R22BETA, Las Vegas, NV, June 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2000° N, 115.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2000&lon=-115.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991RW-2009-10-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 46 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601010579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST PRACTICE AREA AT LAS, HELICOPTER STRUCK GUIDE WIRE COMING OFF POWER LINE POLES WHICH WRAPPED AROUND THE SWASHPLATE. LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AND WENT INTO AUTOROTATION. UPON LANDING, THE HELICOPTER SPUN AROUND AND THE REAR SKIDS DUG INTO THE GROUND PUTTING THE TAIL ROTOR INTO THE GROUND, SHEARING OFF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES. MAIN ROTOR STILL TURNING, REDUCED POWER TO COOL ENGINE BEFORE SHUT DOWN.

## 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 LAX03LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA177), Jun 1, 2003: Robinson R22 Beta (N991RW), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout.

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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