# Accident 19990130000899A: Robsin R22BETA, Pompano Beach, FL, January 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1999, 08:41 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2807° N, 80.1196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2807&lon=-80.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4046H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4046H-2000-04-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total, 1,235 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990130000899A

## Narrative

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

R-22 HELICOPTER CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE PRACTICING AUTO ROTATIONS. (.4)THE CFI WAS DEMONSTRATING A 180 AUTOROTATION WITH TURN. THE PILOT DID NOT MEET THE PARAMETERS LISTED IN THE MANEUVER GUIDE FOR A TOUCHDOWN OR POWER RECOVERY WHILE GOING THROUGH 100 FEET. THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN HARD AND NOSED OVER END OVER END.                                       (-23)HIGH RATE OF DESENT NOT CORRECTED DURING AUTOROTATION MANEUVER.  AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA070), Jan 30, 1999: Robinson R22 (N4046H), Pompano Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The CFI's decision not to follow procedures and directives (initiate a go-around/power recovery) during a simulated 180 autorotation resulting in a hard landing and in flight collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N4046H (1)

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

- [Accident 19920125050269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920125050269A), Jan 25, 1992: Robsin R22BETA (N4046H), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. During practice autorotation flare tail rotor struck a snowbank. Was able to set down without further damage.

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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