# Accident 20050525010779A: Robsin R22BETA, Jean, NV, May 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2005, 09:45 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7683° N, 115.3294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7683&lon=-115.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N192SH-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 471 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050525010779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 25, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 LOCAL TIME, N192SH (R-22-BII) PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE HIGH VERTICAL DESCENT RATE DURING A 180 DEGREE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION AND IMPACTED A PERIMETER AIRPORT BARBWIRE FENCE AT JEAN AIRPORT ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 2 LEFT. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET NORTH OF THE FENCE. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500 FEET MSL AND N192SH WAS OPERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX05CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA188), May 25, 2005: Robinson R-22 Beta II (N192SH), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm when performing a180-degree autorotation, and the instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action. A factor in the accident…

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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