# Accident 20080501835959A: Robsin R22, Prescott, AZ, May 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2008, 18:15 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G30S
- Location: 34.8333° N, 112.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8333&lon=-112.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331MD-2009-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 5 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080501835959A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MAY 1, 2008 AT 1820 MST, ROBINSON R-22, N331MD, WAS OPERATING IN FLIGHT TRAINING.  CONTROL WAS LOST AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE THE STUDENT WAS IN COMMAND OF CYCLIC CONTROL.  THE RIGHT SKID MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.  POST CRASH FIRE RESULTED, CONSUMING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA126), May 2, 2008: Robinson R22 Beta II (N331MD), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action that resulted in ground contact and a rollover.

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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