# Accident 20020727016779A: Robsin R22BETA, Prescott, AZ, July 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6544° N, 112.4194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6544&lon=-112.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232DR-2012-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020727016779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING AN AUTO-ROTATION FOR THE STUDENT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DUST-DEVIL INADVERTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AT A RATE THAT COULD NOT BE ARRESTED PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND. (.19) ON JULY 27, 2002, ABOUT 1330 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A ROBINSON R22 BETA, N232DR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING FROM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION IN A FARM FIELD NEAR PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY GUIDANCE AIR OF PRESCOTT. NEITHER THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOR THE STUDENT WERE INJURED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE OPERATION, AND A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1300 FROM PRESCOTT.

## 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 LAX02LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA239), Jul 27, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N232DR), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm, the CFI's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight, resulting in a hard landing. Wind gusts and the high…

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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