# NTSB CHI05CA159: Robinson R22 Beta, N7195L, Osage Beach, MO, June 25, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 25, 2005, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC) - Place: Osage Beach, MO - Coordinates: 38.110553, -92.680557 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1106&lon=-92.6806&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Kansas City, MO, FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61957 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA159 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61957/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA159 ## Probable cause The pilot not maintaining clearance from the water while maneuvering for photographs. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - terrain condition - water - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The helicopter was destroyed on impact with a lake. The pilot's accident report stated, "I was on a photo flight. We were taking pictures of boats on the Lake Of The Ozarks. I was descending from about 150 [feet above ground level] agl, to take photos. I tried to level off about 40 agl when the helicopter began to shutter and sink through. I pulled more collective which seemed to worsen the shudder. I began a flare and collided with the water for the most part skids level." The pilot did not list any mechanical malfunctions associated with the flight. ## Factual narrative On June 25, 2005, about 1115 central daylight time, a Robinson R22 Beta helicopter, N7195L, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed on impact with the Lake of the Ozarks, near Osage Beach, Missouri. The helicopter was maneuvering for photographs above the lake in visual meteorological conditions. The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported that he sustained no injuries. The passenger reported that he had sustained minor injuries. The local flight departed from the Lee C Fine Memorial Airport, near Kaiser Lake Ozark, Missouri, about 1035. The pilot's accident report stated: I was on a photo flight. We were taking pictures of boats on the Lake Of The Ozarks. I was descending from about 150 [feet above ground level] agl, to take photos. I tried to level off about 40 agl when the helicopter began to shutter and sink through. I pulled more collective witch seemed to worsen the shudder. I began a flare and collided with the water for the most part skids level. The pilot did not list any mechanical malfunctions associated with the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7195L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7195L-2008-09-18), registration cancelled 2008-09-18, S/N 3203, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Robinson R22 Beta - Registry model: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (registry code 7640110) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Helicopter - Serial number: 3203 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-J2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Registered owner: Midwest Aeronautical Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: AIZ, KAISER/LAKE OZA, MO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; commercial; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 606 total, 489 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Observed at: AIZ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050625014019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050625014019A), Jun 25, 2005: Robsin R22BETA, Osage Beach, MO, Destroyed. (-23) Midwest aeronautical training, inc. was hired by a professional photgrapher to provide a platform for aerial photography of boats for a commercial… From the NTSB's public API. 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