# Accident 20030608021569A: Robsin R22BETA, Encinal, TX, June 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2003, 11:15 local time
- Place: Encinal, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0869° N, 99.5692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0869&lon=-99.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N854WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854WT-2019-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608021569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE TAIL ROTOR, THE TAIL ROTOR AND AFT BOOM SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 FTW03LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA168), Jun 8, 2003: Robinson R-22 Beta (N854WT), Encinal, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

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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