# Accident 20040824018189A: Robsin R22BETA, Logan, UT, August 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan-Cache Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7817° N, 111.8467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7817&lon=-111.8467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7530D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7530D-2024-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040824018189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR WAS TRAINING STUDENT PILOT IN STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATIONS WITH POWER RECOVERY. MANEUVER WAS ENTERED AT 850 FEET AGL AND 70 KIAS. GLIDE APPEARED NORMAL, AIRSPEED 65 KIAS. A SLIGHT FLARE WAS INITIATED AT 40 FEET AGL AND INSTRUCTOR ROLLED ON THROTTLE MIDWAY THROUGH FLARE. LOW RPM AUDIO WAS HEARD, INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO ROLL ON MORE THROTTLE, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY. INSTRUCTOR LOWERED COLLECTIVE TO RECOVER RPM, LEVELED AIRCRAFT FOR TOUCHDOWN. RPM WOULD NOT RECOVER AND AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR, MAIN FRAME AROUND ENGINE, WARPING OF COCKPIT MAINFRAME, AND DISTORTION OF TAIL BOOM IN THE VICINITY OF THE FUSELAGE ATTACHING POINTS.

## 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 DEN04CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA131), Aug 24, 2004: Robinson R22 Beta (N7530D), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor's failure to maintain adequate rotor speed during the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the student's delay in relinquishing the controls and the…

## Other reports on N7530D (1)

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

- [Accident 20230408015279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230408015279A), Apr 8, 2023: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N7530D), Midway, UT, Substantial damage. Investigation: I was notified of an accident that came to this office through a phone call from the regional operations center (roc) on 04/08/2023. On 04/08/…

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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