# Accident 20030524010239A: Robsin R22BETA, Salt Lake City, UT, May 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6194° N, 111.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6194&lon=-111.9928&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 787 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524010239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING FLIGHT MANEUVERS AT A TIME OF HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING A AUTOROTATION. THE STUDENT CONDUCTED THE MANEUVER INCORRECTLY. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS LATE IN TAKING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE STUDENT FOR RECOVERY. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR INJURIES TO INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT.

## 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 DEN03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA085), May 24, 2003: Robinson R22 Beta (N7176S), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the student's failure to maintain aircraft control and the instructor's inadequate supervision. The instructor's delayed remedial action as…

## Other reports on N7176S (1)

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

- [Accident 20020608011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608011629A), Jun 8, 2002: Robsin R22BETA (N7176S), Henderson, NV, No damage. (-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…

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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