# Accident 20020326014439A: Robsin R22BETA, Pompano Beach, FL, March 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: P8HA
- Location: 26.3789° N, 80.1072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3789&lon=-80.1072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7187J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020326014439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CFI STATED THAT WHILE PRACTICING A FORCED LANDING WITH POWER RECOVERY, HE DID NOT TURN THE GOVERNOR OFF. THE TRAINEE ENTERED AUTO-ROTATION AND ROLLED THE THROTTLE INTO DETENT TO KEEP THE NEEDLES SPLIT. AT LOW ALTITUDE; NOT KNOWING THAT THE TRAINEE HAD ROLLED THE THROTTLE INTO DETENT. HE TRIED TO MAKE A POWER RECOVERY BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BECAUSE OF RESISTANCE ON THE THROTTLE. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE WERE CONVINCED THEY HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER, PERFORMED THE AUTO-ROTATION BUT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SAFE ROTOR RPM CONTROL AND SELECTED A TALL GRASS AREA. THE HELICOPTER MADE GROUND CONTACTS AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER. NEITHER TRAINEE NOR INSTRUCTOR WAS INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA02LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA074), Mar 26, 2002: Robinson R-22 (N7187J), Coral Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's too high flare during an autorotational landing, resulting in a hard touchdown and rollover. Factors contributing to the accident were the instructor's nonperformance of a preflight…

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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