# Accident 20040427006469A: Robsin R22BETA, Squaw Valley, CA, April 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2004, 14:15 local time
- Place: Squaw Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6408° N, 119.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6408&lon=-119.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7521P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7521P-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 470 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040427006469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEMONSTRATE AN APPROACH TO A SADDLE TO THE PASSENGER AT 8,395 FT MSL. PILOT STATED AS HE APPROACHED THE SADDLE HE DID NOT INTEND TO LAND BUT HIS GROUND SPEED WAS HIGHER THAN HIS AIRSPEED AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT NOTED A TAIL WIND. PILOT STATED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING INSTEAD OF A GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT HIT HARD BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND LANDED AGAIN ROLLING TO THE LEFT SIDE DAMAGING THE TAILBOOM AND MAIN ROTORS. NO REPORTED INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANTS. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS REPORTED TO BE 71 DEGREES F WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES.

## 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 LAX04CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA198), Apr 27, 2004: Robinson R22 Beta II (N7521P), Squaw Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and roll over. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate compensation for tailwind…

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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