# Accident 20000327043259A: Robsin R22BETA, Keene, NH, March 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Keene, NH
- Airport: Dillant-Hopkins
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8984° N, 72.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLANT/HOPKINS (EEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8984&lon=-72.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2260W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2260W-2013-04-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 280 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000327043259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AUTO-ROTATION PRACTICE CORRECTIVE FLIGHT ACTION NOT TAKEN AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO PREVENT ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA105), Mar 27, 2000: Robinson R-22B (N2260W), Keene, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's failure to perform remedial action in a timely manner which resulted in a hard landing during the practice autorotation. A factor in this accident was the CFI's lack of total experience as…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.