# Accident 20061016022539A: Robsin R22BETA, Montrose, UT, October 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2006, 12:15 local time
- Place: Montrose, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0911° N, 109.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0911&lon=-109.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224VR) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 1,175 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061016022539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED YAW OSCILLATION APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. PILOT BEGAN DESCENDING FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BUT BEFORE HE REACHED THE INTENDED LANDING SITE THE LOW ROTOR RPM HORN AND LOW ROTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE/ROTOR OVERSPEED AS THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED. PILOT EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN INTO THE WIND FROM APPROXIMATELY 800 FT. AGL TO A CLEARING ON THE HILLSIDE.

## 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 DEN07CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA013), Oct 16, 2006: Robinson R22 Beta (N224VR), Monticello, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: an airframe vibration for reasons undetermined, resulting in the pilot performing a precautionary landing, and obstacle clearance not possible.

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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