# Accident 20020606012639A: Robsin R22BETA, Las Vegas, NV, June 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2002, 11:08 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2198° N, 115.1692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2198&lon=-115.1692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7196W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7196W) (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 R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,241 total, 620 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606012639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 PDT, N7196W (R-22 HELICOPTER) PILOTED BY CFI CHAD FATH, WAS CONDUCTING DUAL INSTRUCTION ON AUTOROTATIONS TO POWER RECOVERIES. DURING A 180 DEGREE AUTO THIS CFI AND STUDENT (COMMERCIAL FOREIGN RATED PILOT, PVT. USA) PUT N7196W IN A PROFILE THAT HAD AN EXCESSIVE VERTICAL RATE OF DESCENT. THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO ABORT THE MANEUVER DUE TO THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION, LATE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, AND AVAILABLE POWER IN THIS R-22 HELICOPTER BEFORE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. (.4) ON JUNE 6, 2002, AT 1128 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R22 BETA, N7196W, MADE A HARD LANDING AT NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), NEVADA. SILVER STATE AVIATION WAS OPERATING THE HELICOPTER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) PILOT AND THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDERGOING INSTRUCTION WERE NOT INJURED; THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED VGT ABOUT 1030. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE CFI STATED THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL PRACTICE 180-DEGREE AUTOROTATIONS. ON THE FOURTH APPROACH, THE HELICOPTER HIT HARD. THE SKIDS SPREAD APART AND THE  BELLY CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX02LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA183), Jun 6, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N7196W), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's improper autorotation and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

## Other reports on N7196W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230417003199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230417003199I), Apr 17, 2023: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N7196W), Mertzon, TX, Minor damage. On April 17, 2023, at approximately 1730, a Robinson R22 helicopter bearing registration number [privacy data omitted], sustained damage to its main rotor…

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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