# Accident 20050716014999A: Robsin R22BETA, Gulfport, MS, July 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2005, 10:19 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VORS
- Location: 30.4067° N, 89.0717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4067&lon=-89.0717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2614D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2614D) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 110 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050716014999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ON THE DOWNWIND PATTERN AT GPT WAS PREPARING FOR A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND BEGAN AUTO-ROTATION. AIRCRAFT FLARED TOO HIGH (DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF TREES), TAIL STRUCK GROUND (GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY) FIRST THEN SKIDS HIT HARD. THE ROTOR HIT THE TAIL BOOM AT THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA05LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA135), Jul 16, 2005: Robinson R-22B (N2614D), Gulfport, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss engine power for undetermined reasons, that resulted in a forced landing, and damage to the helicopter during the 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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