# Accident 20040916021869A: Robsin R22BETA, Spanish Fork, UT, September 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2004, 16:14 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Springville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1414° N, 111.6611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1414&lon=-111.6611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7533E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7533E-2014-09-16) (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 O360J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 920 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040916021869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/16/04 AT 1610 A ROBINSON R-22 (BETA), N7533E, S/N 3646, IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, 180 DEGREE TURN AUTOROTATION, AT SPANISH FORK AIRPORT UT (U77), AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE SOUTH END, RWY 30. 2 OCCUPANTS ONBOARD, 1 SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY (STUDENT CUT ABOVE LH EYE). AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE, NO FIRE. THE PIC, CFI MARK FOJTEK CERT #2730931 AND STUDENT CHRISTOPHER LONG CERT #2808336 HAD DEPARTED PROVO, UT AND WAS TRAINING AT SPANISH FORK. THE STUDENT WAS IN PROCESS OF PERFORMING THE 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION WHEN AT 100 FEET, RPM STARTED TO DROP AND WARN SYSTEM ACTIVATED. MR. FOJTEK TOOK COMMAND TO TRY TO STOP THE DESCENT, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DROP. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT BOOM FIRST AND SKIDDED SIDEWAYS, ROLLING FORWARD ONTO NOSE, AND FELL SIDEWAYS ONTO ITS RIGHT 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 DEN04CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA143), Sep 16, 2004: Robinson R22 Beta 2 (N7533E), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm during a practice autorotation, and the flight instructor's improper flare. A contributing factor was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the…

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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