# Accident 20061209025469A: Robsin R22BETA, Bountiful, UT, December 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8839° N, 111.7739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8839&lon=-111.7739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611SC-2017-03-06) (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: 320 total, 275 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061209025469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CLIMBING UP A STEEP CANYON, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE, A DOWN DRAFT AND A LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING. THE PILOT INCREASED THROTTLE, LOWERED COLLECTIVE, REGAINED ROTOR RPM THEN ADDED COLLECTIVE AND THROTTLE. UPON RECOVERY, THE PILOT DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE HIS CLIMB UP THE CANYON, INITIATING A LEFT TURN AND IN THE TURN AGAIN EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE AND A DOWN DRAFT AND REPEATED THE LOW ROTOR RPM SCENARIO. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO LAND IN THE CANYON, FOUND A MARGINAL CLEARING IN WHICH TO LAND, LANDED HARD AND DYNAMICALLY ROLLED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 SEA07LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA028), Dec 9, 2006: Robinson R-22 (N611SC), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly up a mountain canyon at low level without knowledge of the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are gusty winds, downdrafts, and rough/uneven…

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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