20050607009719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Heber, UT · June 7, 2005

Date: June 7, 2005 · 14:55 local
Place: Heber, UT
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N993RW
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05CA085
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total1,258 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N993RWRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3507 · Built 2003 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 06/07/05 at 1455 MDT a Robinson R-22 beta, N993RW, s/n 3507, made a forced landing in a remote area 3 miles west of strawberry reservoir, at 8000 feet, east of Heber city, UT after a loss of lift (sink) during take off. The aircraft landed hard, caught a skid in soft terrain and rolled over onto its left side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage, (assessed as totaled). No injuries were reported to the two occupants. The flight was for student instruction, at the time of the accident the PIC was a CFI, privacy data omitted with a student commercial pilot, privacy data omitted just prior to the accident during landing in the area, the student attempted to land, the helicopter experienced a low RPM warning and the CFI took control and was able to recover. When the helicopter took off it began normally, after a RH rudder turn the aircraft started to lose RPM and lift again, the PIC was unable to regain control.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/07/05 AT 1455 MDT A ROBINSON R-22 BETA, N993RW, S/N 3507, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A REMOTE AREA 3 MILES WEST OF STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR, AT 8000 FEET, EAST OF HEBER CITY, UT AFTER A LOSS OF LIFT (SINK) DURING TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, CAUGHT A SKID IN SOFT TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, (ASSESSED AS TOTALED). NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR STUDENT INSTRUCTION, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE PIC WAS A CFI, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH A STUDENT COMMERCIAL PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DURING LANDING IN THE AREA, THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO LAND, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A LOW RPM WARNING AND THE CFI TOOK CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. WHEN THE HELICOPTER TOOK OFF IT BEGAN NORMALLY, AFTER A RH RUDDER TURN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE RPM AND LIFT AGAIN, THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN05CA085Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWallsburg, UTthe flight instructor's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making and failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factor's include the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, the student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm,…Jun 7, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N993RW · 1

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

Accident 20041219032209ALevel Off Touchdown · Park City, UT(-23) On December 19, 2004, a Robinson helicopter (R-22), N993RW, was on a VFR training flight. The pilot and instructor attempted to land at an off airport site, when the helicopter sustained a hard landing. (-23 amendment) this was a dual instruction…Dec 19, 2004 · Substantial damage