# Accident 20030616027399A: Robsin R22BETA, Kissimmee, FL, June 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2003, 16:55 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2939° N, 81.4356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2939&lon=-81.4356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7185K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7185K-2013-11-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 220 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030616027399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 16 2003 N7185K TOUCHED DOWN WHILE YAWING ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY PERFORMING HOVERING AUTOROTATIONS. DURING THE LAST AUTOROTATION THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO APPLY THE WRONG PEDAL INPUT, LEFT VS. RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SPIN WHILE DESCENDING AND THE LEFT SKID DUG INTO THE SOFT SOIL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE TAIL BOOM WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 MIA03CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA129), Jun 16, 2003: Robinson R22 Beta (N7185K), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate supervision by flight instructor for his failure to prevent incorrect anti-torque pedal input by the student resulting in the helicopter yawing at touchdown. A factor in the accident…

## Other reports on N7185K (1)

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

- [Accident 20070611009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070611009229A), Jun 11, 2007: Robsin R22BETA (N7185K), Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 11, 2007 at 1330 hours eastern daylight time, a Robinson R-22-beta helicopter, N7185K, registered to [privacy data omitted] and operated by…

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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