# Accident 20031118029289A: Robsin R22BETA, Chandler, AZ, November 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2003, 16:15 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2692° N, 111.8111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2692&lon=-111.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7193J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7193J-2004-12-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031118029289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER SLID FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED HIS FIRST SOLO TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT PILOT OVER CORRECTED WITH AFT CYCLIC CONTROL INPUT. THE TAIL ROTOR COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT-OFF AND THE HELICOPTER SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MAIN FRAME WAS BENT.

## 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 LAX04CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA048), Nov 18, 2003: Robinson R22 (N7193J), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering. A factor to the accident was the student pilot's lack of experience.

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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