# Accident 20020608011629A: Robsin R22BETA, Henderson, NV, June 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2002, 07:20 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0217° N, 115.1192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0217&lon=-115.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7176S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7176S-2003-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608011629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 PDT, N7176S (R-22 HELICOPTER), PILOTED BY CLINTON STAY, WAS ON A PHOTO MISSION. N7176S HAD DEPARTED HENDERSON AIRPORT (HND) AND WAS HEADED NORTHEAST TO ANOTHER SITE WHEN BOTH PILOT AND PHOTOGRAPHER/PAX SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO ENTER AN AUTOROTATION WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD IN A DOWN WIND CONFIGURATION. THE PILOT PULLED IN COLLECTIVE TOO HIGH FROM THE GROUND AND DID NOT USE THE AVAILABLE ENGINE POWER TO LAND. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING WHICH SPREAD THE SKIDS AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PAX.

## 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 LAX02LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA189), Jun 8, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N7176S), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. The pilot's failure to follow the listed emergency procedures in the rotorcraft flight manual and the…

## Other reports on N7176S (1)

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

- [Accident 20030524010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524010239A), May 24, 2003: Robsin R22BETA (N7176S), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) A flight instructor and student were conducting flight maneuvers at a time of high density altitude. The student was practicing a autorotation. 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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