# Accident 20050323003709A: Robsin R22BETA, West Sun City, AZ, March 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: West Sun City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N716GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N716GH-2008-08-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050323003709A

## Narrative

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

(-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."

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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