# Accident 20060222005009A: Robsin R22BETA, Scottsdale, AZ, February 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2006, 11:35 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7167° N, 111.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7167&lon=-111.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7512G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7512G-2007-09-14) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,159 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060222005009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2006 ABOUT 1135 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A SKID-EQUIPPED ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, N7512G, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND COLLISION WITH DESERT TERRAIN, ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT, AND THE PASSENGER, SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY ALL OUT AERIAL OF SCOTTSDALE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT, SCOTTSDALE, ABOUT 1129.

## 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 ANC06FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06FA020), Feb 22, 2006: Robinson R22 (N7512G), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

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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