# Accident 20040422006429A: Robsin R22BETA, Long Beach, CA, April 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2004, 16:21 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8175° N, 118.1514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8175&lon=-118.1514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8492A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8492A-2012-08-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 906 total, 220 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040422006429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 22, 2004, AT 1621 PDT, ROBINSON, R-22 BETA, N8492A, WAS HOVERING ON PAD #1 AT LGB AIRPORT FACING APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 300 AT 16 KNOTS. THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT PEDAL TURN AND LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER ENTERED AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN COMPLETING ONE AND A HALF REVOLUTIONS BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT FRONT SKID. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER DYNAMICALLY AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR ABRASIONS TO HIS HANDS.

## 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 LAX04CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA193), Apr 22, 2004: Robinson R22B (N8492A), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions and failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering.

## Other reports on N8492A (1)

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

- [Accident 20010321006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010321006009A), Mar 21, 2001: Robsin R22BETA (N8492A), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Flight instructor was giving advanced training to student. During straight in autorotation practice the descent had deteriorated to a point beyond…

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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