# Accident 20050607009719A: Robsin R22BETA, Heber, UT, June 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2005, 14:55 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2350° N, 111.2311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2350&lon=-111.2311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993RW-2015-05-19) (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: 1,300 total, 1,258 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607009719A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN05CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA085), Jun 7, 2005: Robinson R22 Beta II (N993RW), Wallsburg, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N993RW (1)

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

- [Accident 20041219032209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041219032209A), Dec 19, 2004: Robsin R22BETA (N993RW), Park City, UT, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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