# Accident 20070813017499A: Robsin R22BETA, Tucson, AZ, August 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2007, 11:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7989° N, 110.6025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7989&lon=-110.6025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N453SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453SH-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 280 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070813017499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/13/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 MST N453SH, A ROBINSON R-22 HELICOPTER, PILOTED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MANEUVERING IN AN OPEN DESERT AREA APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE INTENDED LESSON WAS TO BE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE INITAL APPROACH TO LAND. AIR SPEED AND DESCENT ANGLE INTERCEPT WERE UNSATISFACTORY AND THE STUDENT EXECUTED A GO AROUND. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH ATTEMPT THE DESCENT INTERCEPT ANGLE AND AIR SPEED WERE APPROPRIATE AND THE LANDING WAS CONTINUED. AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE YAWED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE RIGHT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPERIENCING A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO POSITIVE TRANSFER OF CONTROLS. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND, LOW MAIN ROTOR RPM HORN WAS HEARD. ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT YAWING OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD AND ROLLED OVER ONTO THE LEFT SIDE. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.

## 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 SEA07CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA233), Aug 13, 2007: Robinson R-22 Beta II (N453SH), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM during landing approach, and the delayed remedial action by the flight instructor. A contributing factor was the high density altitude weather…

## Other reports on N453SH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070219002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070219002619A), Feb 19, 2007: Robsin R22BETA (N453SH), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) N453SH departed the Tucson airport on a training flight. Take off weight was calculated to be 1320 lbs. The flight lasted 30 minutes. Pilot stated: "the…

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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