# Accident 20050128034219A: Robsin R22BETA, Chandler, AZ, January 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2005, 16:25 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- 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: N7535Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7535Z-2025-04-17) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 573 total, 573 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050128034219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 28, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 MST, THE CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS PROVIDING PRIMARY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN A ROBINSON R-22 BETA HELICOPTER (N7535Z). THE FLIGHT WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS AND WAS PERFORMED UNDER CFR PART 91. ^PRIVACY ^ WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ON BASIC MANEUVERS AND SLOPE OPERATIONS. ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED SEVERAL PREVIOUS SLOPE OPERATIONS. ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD REPOSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ATTEMPTING ANOTHER SLOPE OPERATION WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON A SMALL MOUND OF DIRT ON THE SLOPE. AS THE UPSLOPE SKID MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, BOTH PILOTS FELT THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO SETTLE AFT. ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT HE ASSUMED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND APPLIED UP COLLECTIVE TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT OFF FROM THE SLOPE. AS THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE SLOPE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE ONE TO TWO TURNS TO THE RIGHT AND THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND IN AN EXTREME NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT IN ROTATION UNTIL THE LEFT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED UP ON THE LEFT SKID AND BOTH MAIN ROTORS CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN DRIFTING AFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THE CREW PERFORMED NORMAL SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE AND EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, MAIN ROTORS, TAILBOOM AND SKID ASSEMBLIES.

## 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 LAX05CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA078), Jan 28, 2005: Robinson R22 (N7535Z), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the certified flight instructor's inadequate use of the antitorque control pedals while adding throttle, which led to a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N7535Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20070427009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070427009019A), Apr 27, 2007: Robsin R22BETA (N7535Z), West Palm Beac, FL, Destroyed. (-23) The helicopter was engaged in instruction at the north county airport (F45) which is located in west Palm Beach, FL. While working in the traffic pattern…

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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