# Accident 20030628013749A: Robsin R22BETA, Prescott, AZ, June 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5833° N, 112.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5833&lon=-112.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N332MD) (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: 210 total, 56 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628013749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A CHECK RIDE AND PERFORMING AUTOROTATIONS, ENTERING @ 700 FT (AGL) AND 70 KIAS, THE LOW NR HORN SOUNDED @ 300 FT (AGL) AND WAS CORRECTED WITH SOME AFT CYCLIC PITCH. THE PILOT STARTED HIS FLARE @ 100 FT (AGL) AND AT APPROX. 15 FT (AGL) A POWER RECOVERY RESULTED IN A R/H YAW ATTITUDE AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT PEDAL TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE. AS THIS OCCURRED THE LOW NR HORN SOUNDED AGAIN AND THE PILOT APPLIED THROTTLE AND "DOWN" COLLECTIVE. AT THIS POINT THE DPE ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, BUT WITH THE VERY LOW ALTITUDE, THE AFT PORTION OF THE L/H LANDING SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND BOUNCING THE HELICOPTER BACK UP INTO THE AIR AND DOWN AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE L/H LANDING SKID DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROLLOVER ONTO IT'S L/H SIDE AND COMING TO REST, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT. PRACTICE SITE WAS AN OPEN FIELD, FLAT, SOFT DIRT, AND GRASS - 7 TO 8 MILES NE OF PRC.

## 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 LAX03CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA215), Jun 28, 2003: Robinson R22 Beta (N332MD), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm, and, his improper use of the collective, throttle, and anti-torque controls during the attempted recovery. Factors in the accident were 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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