# Accident 19920404010549A: Robsin R22BETA, Carlsbad, CA, April 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1992, 11:20 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017J-2013-10-18) (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: 158 total, 94 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404010549A

## Narrative

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

HIGH DESCENT RATE ON SFL CHECKED BY SAFETY PILOT BUT SKID HIT ROCK AND CAUSED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4017J (1)

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

- [Accident 19930810028419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930810028419A), Aug 10, 1993: Robsin R22BETA (N4017J), Honolulu, HI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Helicopter sustained main rotor strikes to cabin. Fell into ocean. No anomalies found. Mast bumping in evidence.

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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