# Accident 20040728016079A: Robsin R22BETA, Boise, ID, July 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2004, 23:30 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5631° N, 116.2214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5631&lon=-116.2214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8356R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8356R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 65 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040728016079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON A NIGHT SOLO FLIGHT FROM CALDWELL, ID (EUL) TO BOISE, ID (BOI). A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH THE BOI FSS. DURING HIS SECOND APPROACH TO LANDING ON THE COMPASS ROSE AT THE EAST OF TAXIWAY "B" AT BOI, THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON THE NATIONAL GUARD RAMP AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 AGL HE WAS ALSO DISTRACTED BY A FLICKERING "LOW ROTOR RPM" WARNING LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED VERY HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 SEA04CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA149), Jul 29, 2004: Robinson R-22 (N8356R), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to initiate a flare prior to contacting the ground while attempting to land the helicopter on a dark night. Factors include a distraction created by the flicker of a low rotor rpm…

## Other reports on N8356R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20081022850219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081022850219A), Oct 22, 2008: Robsin R22BETA (N8356R), Substantial damage. (-23) During a training flight landed hard in a remote area in foothills of palomar mountain.

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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