# Accident 20060408003729A: Robsin R22BETA, Tooele, UT, April 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2006, 10:08 local time
- Place: Tooele, UT
- Airport: Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6122° N, 112.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6122&lon=-112.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N921U) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060408003729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING UNDER PART 61. STUDENT PILOT ALSO IS A PRIVATE PILOT WITH INSTRUMENT RATING IN FIXED WING AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DEPARTING UPWIND TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM TOOELE VALLEY AIRPORT, UT (TVY) AFTER REFUELING. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, ENCOUNTERED OVER 40 KNOT GUST OF WIND PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT AFT AND DOWNWARD PUSHING AND TURNING THE AIRCRAFT DOWNWIND. PILOT TRIED TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND COULDN'T. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND BOUNCED UP AND ROLLED AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFTHAND SIDE. CHECKED FUEL AND FUELING FACILITY, NO CONTAMINATION NOTED.

## 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 SEA06CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA072), Apr 8, 2006: Robinson R22 Beta (N921U), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the ground. A contributing factor 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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