# Incident 20050516008099I: Robsin R22BETA, Butte, MT, May 16, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9548° N, 112.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BERT MOONEY (BTM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9548&lon=-112.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N522SA-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 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: 298 total, 295 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050516008099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI/PIC STATED HE TOOK OVER CONTROLS FROM STUDENT BECAUSE OF INCREASINGLY STEEP APPROACH ANGLE. ENCOUNTERED LOW ROTOR RPM. GUSTY CROSSWIND GAVE INSUFFICIENT TIME TO CORRECT PRIOR TO HARD LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO MAIN MAST FAIRING AND WRINKLED SKINS 3 1/2 FROM ROOT OF ROTOR BLADES.

## Other reports on N522SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20100602005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100602005419A), Jun 2, 2010: Robinson He R22 BETA (N522SA), Spokane, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On June 2, 2010 at 16:32 hours local time N522SA, a 2005 Robinson R-22 helicopter crashed in a neighborhood near the Felts Field Airport in Spokane,…

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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