# Accident 20070929830149A: Robsin R22BETA, Rodeo, NM, September 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2007, 12:00 local time
- Place: Rodeo, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0167° N, 108.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0167&lon=-108.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74557, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74557) (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: 0 total, 710 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070929830149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE OPERATED HIS AIRCRAFT OVER A RIDGE LINE INTO A NARROW VALLEY. AS HE DESCENDED INTO THE VALLEY TO CHECK FOR LIVESTOCK AND FENCE CONDITIONS, HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY, QUARTERING TAILWINDS WITH A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. SINCE HE WAS APPROACHING LOW GROUND WITH LITTLE OR NO ROOM TO MANEUVER, THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO SETTLE WITH POWER AND STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 DEN07LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA167), Sep 29, 2007: Robinson R-22 Beta (N74557), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter resulting in his settling with power and subsequent impact with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the trees.

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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