# Accident 20071029826989A: Robsin R22BETA, Unalaska, AK, October 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2007, 19:00 local time
- Place: Unalaska, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 53.3533° N, 168.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.3533&lon=-168.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185MH-2010-02-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,857 total, 1,660 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071029826989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ROBINSON HELICOPTER MODEL R-22 REPORTEDLY CRASHED WHILE HOVERING OVER A BEACH ON UMNAKI ISLAND. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE HOVERING IN GUSTY WINDS THE HELICOPTER'S TAIL ROTOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE BEACH. COMPONENTS DAMAGED INCLUDED MAIN ROTOR BLADE; TAIL ROTOR BLADE; MAST; MAST FAIRING; TAILCONE; TAIL FIN; FRAME; SKIDS; CANOPY AND DRIVESHAFT.

## 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 ANC08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA011), Oct 30, 2007: Robinson R-22 (N185MH), Nikolski, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind gusts while maneuvering, which resulted in the tail rotor striking an undetermined object, and an emergency descent and landing. Factors contributing to…

## Other reports on N185MH (1)

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

- [Accident 20030628027659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628027659A), Jun 28, 2003: Robsin R22BETA (N185MH), Nashua, NH, Substantial damage. (-23) While performing normal takeoffs and landings on runway 14 at Nashua new hampshire airport on 6/30/03 between the evening hours of 5 and 6, student pilot…

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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