# Accident 20051203033109A: Robsin R22BETA, Nashua, NH, December 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Airport: Boire Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2833° N, 70.9292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2833&lon=-70.9292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40CP-2007-10-17) (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: 8,475 total, 175 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051203033109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 3, 2005 INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF AN R-22 HELICOPTER REGISTRATION NUMBER N40CP. ON THIS FLIGHT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS PROVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS THE FLYING PILOT PERFORMING A HOVERING MANEUVER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY ^ WHEN HE (THE PILOT) ^PRIVACY^ ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO PITCH UP WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL ROTOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE OR INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A REEXAMINATION.

## 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 NYC06CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA041), Dec 3, 2005: Robinson R-22B (N40CP), Rochester, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate clearance while providing hovering instruction, which resulted in tail rotor ground contact. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind…

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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