# Accident 20050522010209A: Robsin R44, Sedona, AZ, May 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2005, 12:35 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963JM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 168 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050522010209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT GOT INTO A LOW ROTOR RPM SITUATION AT ABOUT 80 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE DURING LANDING APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DESCENT TO THE GROUND AND THE TAIL ROTOR HIT A BUSH.

## 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 LAX05CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA185), May 22, 2005: Robinson R44 (N963JM), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improperly planned approach and misjudged distance/speed. A factor was the high density altitude.

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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