# Accident 20010212038669A: Robsin R22BETA, Parkland, FL, February 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2001, 16:40 local time
- Place: Parkland, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3056° N, 80.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3056&lon=-80.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2327S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2327S-2007-02-12) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010212038669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (PIC) WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT. STUDENT WAS FLYING THE HELICOPTER IN A PRACTICE HOVER OVER A FIELD. THE STUDENT LET THE HELICOPTER DESCEND AND DRIFT TO THE LEFT. BEFORE HE COULD TAKE CONTROL, THE LEFT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER TO THE DUE TO DYNAMIC FORCES.

## 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 MIA01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA076), Feb 12, 2001: Robinson R22 Beta (N2327S), Parkland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the instructor to take corrective action in a timely manner to prevent the helicopter from contacting the ground when the student allowed it to descend during hover practice which…

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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