# Accident 20051014031639A: Robsin R22BETA, Eagar, AZ, October 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2005, 11:40 local time
- Place: Eagar, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0600° N, 109.5019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0600&lon=-109.5019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7196J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7196J-2006-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 190 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051014031639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ROBINSON R-22 N7196J DEPARTED SPINGERVILLE ARIZONA (D-68) AT APPROXIMATELY 1127 MST ENROUTE TO CHANDLER, AZ (CHD). AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT N 3403601 W 10930122, 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAGAR, AZ; AIRCRAFT DESTROYED, 2 FATAL INJURIES. ELEVATION AT CRASH SITE 8860 FEET MSL SURROUNDED BY 60 FOOT TREES. TAIL BOOM AND TAILROTOR GEAR BOX SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACTING TOP OF TREE; ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED FROM TAILROTOR GEAR BOX AND IMPACTED UNDER IMPACT TREE, MARKS ON IMPACT TREE MATCH WITH BLADE ON GROUND. 4 FOOT SECTION OF TAILBOOM AND GEARBOX WERE LOCATED 66 FEET FROM THE MAIN FUSELAGE. ONE MAIN ROTOR STRIKE IMPACT WAS FOUND ON THIS SECTION OF TAILBOOM; A CORRESPONDING MARK WAS LOCATED ON THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE VERTICAL FIN AND HORIZONTAL FIN WAS LOCATED 11 FEET FROM MAIN FUSELAGE, BRACKET HOLDING THE FINS TO THE TAILBOOM WAS BROKEN. A 10 FOOT SECTION (13 INCHES IN DIAMETER) OF PINE TREE WAS LOCATED WITH THE FIN AND WAS MATCHED TO BROKEN TREE AT INITIAL TREE IMPACT AREA. MAIN FUSELAGE IMPACT DAMAGE INDICATED IMPACT ON RIGHT FRONT AREA. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN RIGHT TANK. RIGHT FUEL CAP MISSING. CONTINUITY OF FLIGHT CONTROLS VERIFIED. LEFT TAIL ROTOR PEDAL FULL FORWARD POSITION. COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL IN THE FULL UP POSITION. THROTTLE IN FULL OPEN POSITION. GOVERNOR SWITCH ON. MAGNETO SWITCH IN THE RIGHT MAGNETO POSITION. ELT WAS ACTIVATED AND OPERATIONAL, ELT MANUALLY TURNED OFF. WITNESS STATEMENT AT SPRINGVILLE AIRPORT (D-68) THE LAST DEPARTURE POINT INDICATED N7196J EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE CONTROL AND POWER PROBLEMS. ON INITIAL ATTEMPT TO COME TO A HOVER HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR EXPERIENCED CONING AND AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES WITH ON SKID TOE TOUCHING DOWN BEFORE FLIGHT CREW LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND LANDED. ALL 4 WITNESSES STATEMENT WERE CONSISTENT. RIGHT FUEL CAP WAS LOCATED AT THE SPRINGERVILLE AIRPORT. FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT OPENED. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF FROM D-68 WAS AT GROSS WEIGHT OR ABOVE. BOTH PILOTS HAD A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW AND MEET THE SFAR 73-1 REQUIREMENTS. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX06LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA006), Oct 14, 2005: Robinson Helicopter R-22 Beta II (N7196J), Eagar, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' inadequate in-flight planning, which led the helicopter toward rising terrain in excess of the performance capability of the helicopter. Contributing factors were the high density…

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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