# Accident 20050701025899A: Robsin R22BETA, Crete, IL, July 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Crete, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZSUA
- Location: 41.4328° N, 87.7817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4328&lon=-87.7817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997SA-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701025899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE AT 1600 FT. MSL THE CLUTCH LIGHT CAME ON. IT REMAINED ON FOR LONGER THAN 7 SECONDS, AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT IN COMMAND PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. HE EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND, AND WHILE DESCENDING THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. AT ABOUT 1100 FEET, THE PILOT NOTICED A LOW RPM LIGHT AND HORNS WERE GOING OFF. HE THEN LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION. AT 30 FEET HE STARTED TO FLARE FOR LANDING, AND AT 5 FEET PULLED THE FULL COLLECTIVE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HARD. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE PILOT WITH THE FIRE BOTTLE ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. AFTER EMPTYING THE BOTTLE, THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND SMOTHERED THE FIRE.

## 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 CHI05LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA173), Jul 1, 2005: Robinson R22 Beta (N997SA), Crete, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the drive belt, during cruise, leading to the puncturing of the oil cooler and subsequent fire. An additional cause was the pilot's restricted lookout during the emergency landing…

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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