# Accident 20050904024519A: Robsin R22BETA, Rockton, IL, September 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rockton, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4494° N, 89.0722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4494&lon=-89.0722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61LA-2017-07-05) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 187 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050904024519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , PIC OF N61LA, A ROBINSON R-22B, WAS APPROACHING TO LAND AT AN OFF-AIRPORT SITE. HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS EXCESSIVE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING WHICH CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI05CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA253), Sep 4, 2005: Robinson R22 Beta (N61LA), Rockton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate on approach for landing and the settling with power condition subsequently encountered. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to reduce the descent rate…

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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