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FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · West Sun City, AZ · March 23, 2005

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Date
March 23, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place
West Sun City, AZ
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N716GH
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O360J2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total300 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N716GHRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2008 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3752 · Built 2004Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that he was performing a go around maneuver over rising terrain after making a landing approach in white tank mountains. He said that the terrain was rising faster that the helicopter climb angle and the aircraft collided with a cactus. The pilot said that the landing gear skid toe hit the cactus and the crash ensued. The pilot stated, "the aircraft was performing fine. There was no problem with it."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING A GO AROUND MANEUVER OVER RISING TERRAIN AFTER MAKING A LANDING APPROACH IN WHITE TANK MOUNTAINS. HE SAID THAT THE TERRAIN WAS RISING FASTER THAT THE HELICOPTER CLIMB ANGLE AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CACTUS. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE LANDING GEAR SKID TOE HIT THE CACTUS AND THE CRASH ENSUED. THE PILOT STATED, "THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING FINE. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT."