# Accident 20031208034329A: Robsin R22BETA, Houston, TX, December 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2003, 14:25 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0617° N, 95.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0617&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747LF-2006-11-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 453 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031208034329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE DOING AN AUTOROTATION STARTING AT 700FT AGL @70KNTS. AT 200FT @60KNTS THE INSTRUCTOR ROLLED ON POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND TO THE GROUND STRIKING THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH 30KNTS FORWARD AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE OR INJURIES TO THE PILOTS.

## 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 FTW04CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA039), Dec 8, 2003: Robinson R22 (N747LF), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's delay in taking remedial action which resulted in a hard landing. An excessive descent rate was a contributing factor.

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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