# Accident 20080616838359A: Robsin R22, Philomath, OR, June 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Philomath, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5039° N, 123.5514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5039&lon=-123.5514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4000Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4000Y-2012-12-05) (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 R22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080616838359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE APPROACH TO A 4097' MSL MOUNTAIN TOP LANDING AREA, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT LOST ROTOR RPM AND IMPACTED SHORT OF THE LANDING AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AT ALTITUDE 4040' MSL.

## 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 LAX08CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA185), Jun 17, 2008: Robinson R-22 Beta (N4000Y), Philomath, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during a pinnacle approach and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing to the accident…

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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