# Accident 20040427008709A: Robsin R22BETA, Rochester, MN, April 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9072° N, 92.4989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9072&lon=-92.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40725, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40725-2013-07-16) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040427008709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT WAS ON SOLO FLIGHT APPROACHING RUNWAY 31. SLOWED FOR DEPARTING TRAFFIC AND INDICATED HE ENCOUNTERED "BUFFET" JUST ABOVE RUNWAY. TAIL SWUNG LEFT 70 DEGREES UNCONTROLLABLY. TRIED TO FLY THROUGH BUT WAS UNABLE. STUDENT PILOT SENT A LETTER REQUIRING FURTHER DUAL PRIOR TO ANY FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI04CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA111), Apr 27, 2004: Robinson R22 Beta (N40725), Rochester, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during landing. Contributing factors were the aircraft's low altitude and the pilot's limited flight 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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