# Accident 20040312016749A: Robsin R22BETA, Keystone Height, FL, March 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2004, 09:20 local time
- Place: Keystone Height, FL
- Airport: Keystone Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8447° N, 82.0475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8447&lon=-82.0475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4370D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4370D-2004-11-24) (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: 310 total, 240 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040312016749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR WITH COMMERCIAL STUDENT WERE PRACTICING AIR TAXI MANUEVERS AT 50 FT AGL, AT 50 KTS, WHILE EXECUTING A RIGHT HAND TURN THEY SUFFERED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALTITUDE. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED RECOVERY, HOWEVER THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND AND DUG IN. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AND STOPPED ABOUT 75 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES HOWEVER DECLINED TREATMENT. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED 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 MIA04CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA059), Mar 12, 2004: Robinson R22 (N4370D), Keystone, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate supervision by the flight instructor by allowing the student to lose excessive altitude resulting in a skid impacting the ground and subsequent roll over of the helicopter.

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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