# Incident 19951121042269I: Robsin R22BETA, Big Bear, CA, November 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2638° N, 116.8560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG BEAR CITY (L35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8312T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8312T) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951121042269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THIS WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER OPERATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING CERTIFICATION FLIGHT TEST FOR A NEW VARIATION OF THE ROBINSON R-22 BETA. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH THE HIGH ALTITUDE DATA FOR THE HEIGHT VELOCITY DIAGRAM. HE ENTERED AUTOROTATION AT 200 FT AGL & 60 KT WITH APPROX. 12-13KT HEADWIND. DURING TERMINATION DECELERATION, THE HEAD WINDS DECREASED TO LESS THAN 5 KTS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TERMINATE THE AUTOROTATION WITH POWER AND WHEN HE REALIZED IT WOULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL POWER OFF. THE MANEUVER RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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