# Accident 20050404005389A: Robsin R22BETA, Corvallis, OR, April 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2005, 17:15 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Airport: Corvallis Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4972° N, 123.2897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4972&lon=-123.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303PR-2018-01-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050404005389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. STUDENT FLYING; INITIATED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREE TURN LOW LOW PEDAL TURN BACK TO RAMP. AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE ENCOUNTERED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS DURING DOWNWIND TURN IN GUSTY CONDITIONS. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE LEFT SKID CONTACTED GROUND AND SUBSEQUENT ROLLOVER OF HELICOPTER.

## 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 SEA05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA070), Apr 5, 2005: Robinson R-22 Beta (N303PR), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while attempting to turn in the direction necessary to air-taxi to the landing pad, and the flight instructor's failure to take remedial…

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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