# Accident 20030706020879A: Robsin R22BETA, Kamuela, HI, July 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kamuela, HI
- Airport: Waimea Kohala Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.0022° N, 155.6681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0022&lon=-155.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8318A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318A-2003-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 805 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706020879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT WHILE CONDUCTING A 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION, AT ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND INDICATING 70 KNOTS, HE FELT A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THEIR RATE OF DESCENT. AT THAT POINT HE CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND AND ASSISTED ON THE CONTROLS BY ADDING THROTTLE. THE HELICOPTER DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX03CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA227), Jul 7, 2003: Robinson R22 Beta (N8318A), Waimea, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor (CFI) delayed remedial action in response to the excessive descent rate initiated by the student during the practice autorotation. Also causal, was the CFI's…

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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