# Accident 20050423005669A: Robsin R22, Kailua-Kona, HI, April 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kailua-Kona, HI
- Airport: Keahole Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RP8S
- Location: 19.7194° N, 156.0583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7194&lon=-156.0583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8406J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8406J-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 820 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050423005669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM 1300' TO 1500' ENROUTE TO HELICOPTER PRACTICE AREA. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY FAILURE/PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO PILOT, ENGINE "JUST QUIT". THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF KONA AIRPORT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO ROTATE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES INTO THE WIND AND PERFORMED AUTOROTATION. AIR RESTART ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT DITCHED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OFF SHORE IN 8'-10' OF WATER. UPON AIRCRAFT RECOVERY, INSPECTED AIRCRAFT. FUEL SYSTEM WAS INTACT AND FUEL WAS FOUND IN TANK. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE OR OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CAUSE OF FAILURE. TURNED OVER TO NTSB.

## 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 LAX05LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA146), Apr 24, 2005: Robinson Helicopter R22A (N8406J), Kailua-Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine's #3 exhaust valve due to an excessive valve guide clearance. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to…

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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