# Accident 20070921021629A: Robsin R22BETA, Bend, OR, September 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2007, 09:05 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1917° N, 120.9750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1917&lon=-120.9750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2341J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2341J-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 120 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070921021629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/21/2007 @ 0900 PST, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING HIS CFI CHECK RIDE IN A ROBINSON R-22 BETA, S/N: 2187, N2341J. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 4,800 MSL/5,100 DENSITY AND THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: WIND - CALM/VIS -12/CLEAR/TEMP - 10C; ALT - 0.10. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING A DESCENT TO A MOUNTAIN TIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET AGL THE ROTOR RPM RAPIDLY BEGAN DECREASE. BOTH THE EXAMINER AND PIC ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE THROTTLE TO MAXIMUM, BUT THE DRAG ON THE BLADES WAS TOO SEVERE CAUSING ENGINE RPM DEGRADATION RESULTING IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STALL. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND, BOUNCED, AND ROLLED ONTO THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND INJURIES TO THE PIC AND EXAMINER.

## 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 SEA07CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA269), Sep 21, 2007: Robinson R-22 Beta (N2341J), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Proper descent rate not obtained/maintained during a pinnacle approach.

## Other reports on N2341J (1)

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

- [Accident 19990620044202A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990620044202A), Jun 20, 1999: Robsin R22BETA (N2341J), Taylor, MO, No damage. (-23) N2341J collided with N282L while in the traffic pattern at Haerr airport (K040). N282L was turning base leg to final approach and the rotor from N2341J…

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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