# Accident 20020131005339A: Robsin R22BETAII, Silvercity, MT, January 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2002, 10:53 local time
- Place: Silvercity, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7494° N, 112.1803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7494&lon=-112.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7507G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7507G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETAII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020131005339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A PRACTICE AUTO-ROTATION, A POWER RECOVERY WAS ATTEMPTED. A TRANSFER OF CONTROLS TOOK PLACE, WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE A/C WAS OUT OFCONTROL, AND A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND WAS IMMINENT.

## 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 SEA02FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA035), Jan 31, 2002: Robinson R-22 Beta (N7507G), Silver City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both the pilot/owner and the FAA inspector pilots' failure to maintain adequate rotor RPM during a practice auto rotation landing which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the…

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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