# Accident 20040305002869A: Robsin R22BETA, Long Beach, CA, March 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2004, 17:38 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: L42S
- Location: 33.8203° N, 118.1553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8203&lon=-118.1553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7188S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7188S-2009-07-23) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 861 total, 527 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040305002869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHILE PRACTICING HOVERING AUTOROTATIONS, AFTER LANDING NEAR PAD 3, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND PIC WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND AND ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAYING ON IT'S LEFT SIDE.

## 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 LAX04CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA146), Mar 6, 2004: Robinson R22 Beta (N7188S), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of the cyclic control and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision, which resulted in a rollover.

## Other reports on N7188S (1)

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

- [Accident 20071024823879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071024823879A), Oct 24, 2007: Robsin R22BETA (N7188S), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) CFI was giving instruction to a student pilot on low RPM recovery at pad #4. CFI had previously demonstrated this procedure several times to student.…

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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