# Accident 20030720016529A: Robsin R22BETA, Flint, MI, July 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2003, 09:55 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop Intrnational Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9656° N, 83.7433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9656&lon=-83.7433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131MH-2004-02-24) (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 O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720016529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PRACTICING TOUCH & GOES. REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH VERTICAL PITCH CONTROL. VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CARTWHEELED. PILOT LATER STATED HIS ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER.

## 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 CHI03FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA218), Jul 20, 2003: Robinson R22-Beta (N131MH), Flint, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's inadequate decision to land on an unsuitable area.

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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