# Accident 20041019028179A: Robsin R22BETA, Vega Baja, PR, October 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2004, 16:05 local time
- Place: Vega Baja, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4567° N, 66.0981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4567&lon=-66.0981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2314T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2314T-2013-08-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,091 total, 692 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041019028179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS HELICOPTER IN A VACANT LOT WITH TALL GRASS TO DROP OFF A PASSENGER AFTER TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS. THE PILOT REALIZED THE GRASS WAS TOO TALL DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING. IN THE PROCESS THE SKIDS GOT TANGLED WITH THE GRASS PROCEEDING WITH A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA05CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA009), Oct 19, 2004: Robinson R-22 (N2314T), Vega Baja, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select a suitable landing area resulting in a tangled skid with vegetation during an aborted landing and subsequent dynamic roll over.

## Other reports on N2314T (1)

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

- [Accident 19990424041279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990424041279A), Apr 24, 1999: Robsin R22BETA (N2314T), Lares, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to transport a sick worker to his house. The flight departed and after arriving in the area, he…

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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