# Accident 20040709027779A: Robsin R22BETA, Chesapeake, VA, July 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2004, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7800° N, 76.4486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7800&lon=-76.4486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152SP-2004-08-27) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709027779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED AN AUTOROTATION MANEUVER. PILOT FAILED TO INITIATE AND ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH HIGH DOWNWARD AND FORWARD ENERGY. LEFT LANDING SKID COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON ITS 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 NYC04LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA162), Jul 9, 2004: Robinson R-22 (N152SP), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to complete an autorotation due to the restrictive movement of the collective control.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.