# Accident 20051031029589A: Robsin R22BETA, Lawrenceville, GA, October 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9778° N, 83.9619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9778&lon=-83.9619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861MP-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 O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051031029589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED STATED THAT HE WAS STARTING TO TAKE OFF AND FELT THE HELICOPTER START TO SPIN ON HIM, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO SET IT BACK DOWN. HE STATED HE GOT THE HELICOPTER BACK ON THE GROUND AND IT FLIPPED OVER ON HIM. WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF ANY SORT, HE RESPONDED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE. ALTHOUGH HE SAID THAT HE HAD NO INJURY, HE DID CUT HIS RIGHT HAND. SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT NEXT TO THE DOLLY INDICATE THAT THE HELICOPTER MADE 11 COMPLETE ROTATIONS, AND OIL AND TEARING/IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE 4 FOOT HIGH FENCE INDICATE THAT THE TAIL ROTOR CAME APART UPON IMPACT WITH THE FENCE. TWO EYEWITNESSES STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER ROTATED VERY FAST IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION BEFORE HITTING THE FENCE WITH THE TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 ATL06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA010), Oct 31, 2005: Robinson Beta II (N861MP), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls which resulted in a collision with a fence.

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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