# Accident 20020329006169A: Robsin R22BETA, Lasvegas, NV, March 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2002, 15:45 local time
- Place: Lasvegas, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2117° N, 115.1958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2117&lon=-115.1958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7040C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7040C-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020329006169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT, CFI, WAS DEMONSTRATING A NORMAL AUTOROTATION FROM 800 FEET AGL TO THE STUDENT PILOT WHEN DURING FINAL 40 FEET OF THE MANEUVER THE CLOSURE RATE BECAME EXCESSIVE. UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL ON ITS LEFT SIDE DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND INJURING THE PILOT.

## 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 LAX02LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA119), Mar 29, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N7040C), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight instructor to properly judge the landing flare and add adequate cyclic, resulting in a hard landing which collapsed the left skid. The wind gusts were a factor.

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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