# Accident 20050518010839A: Robsin R22BETA, Junction, TX, May 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2005, 09:30 local time
- Place: Junction, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1000° N, 100.2667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1000&lon=-100.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995JW-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 550 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050518010839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TWENTY MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION, TEXAS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ AND ^PRIVACY D^ WERE PURSUING "BLACK BUCKS" (A TYPE OF ANTELOPE) AND FIRING A "NET GUN" TO TRY AND CAPTURE THE ANIMALS. AS THEY CROSSED A RIDGE, THE PILOT DID NOT SEE A POWER LINE. THE RIGHT SKID CAUGHT THE POWER LINE. THE SKID SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER AND THE ROTOR CUT THE TAIL BOOM OFF. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT HAS SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

## 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 DFW05CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA127), May 18, 2005: Robinson R22 Beta (N995JW), Rock Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a static line. A contributing factor was the low altitude.

## Other reports on N995JW (1)

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

- [Accident 20041108034099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041108034099A), Nov 8, 2004: Robsin R22BETA (N995JW), Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was engaged in cattle herding, helicopter lost directional control, settled and contacted nearby sage brush and the ground. Aircraft came 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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