# Accident 19970516047049A: Robsin R22BETA, Boise, ID, May 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5603° N, 116.2107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5603&lon=-116.2107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2328W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2328W-1998-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970516047049A

## Narrative

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

(-16) (4) ON HOVERING AUTOROTATION TO TOUCHDOWN DURING A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION TEST, THE APPLICANT, WHO WAS ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO FLIGHT IDLE, ENTERED AUTOROTATION, AND RAPIDLY RAISED THE COLLECTIVE. HE THEN ROLLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO "FULL". CAUSING ROTATION AND ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE. IT WAS ESTIMATED BY THE INSPECTOR ADMINISTERING THE TEST THAT THE HELICOPTER ROTATED AT LEAST 8 TIMES BEFORE GROUND IMPACT. THE INSPECTOR ALSO REPORTED THAT THE APPLICANT HAD "FROZE" ON THE CONTROLS. THE APPLICANT FAILED THE FLIGHT TEST.

## 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 SEA97LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA115), May 16, 1997: Robinson R22B (N2328W), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper handling of the helicopter by the student pilot/applicant, during a hover autorotation, which resulted in loss of tail rotor effectiveness. The check pilot's inadequate remedial action was a…

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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