# Accident 20040917022519A: Robsin R22BETA, Kailua-Kona, HI, September 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2004, 14:43 local time
- Place: Kailua-Kona, HI
- Airport: Keahole Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RP8S
- Location: 19.7386° N, 156.0456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7386&lon=-156.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22XM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22XM-2013-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 691 total, 691 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040917022519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 MR. JAMES (CFI) AND MR. HILL (STUDENT) WERE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS AT KONA AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT ENTERED A PRACTICE AUTO AND AT 200 FEET CFI CALLED FOR GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED WAS LOW PLUS LOW ROTOR HORN BEGAN TO SOUND. CFI FAILED TO ROLL THROTTLE TO FLIGHT POSITION AND STUDENT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH GO-AROUND PROCEDURE. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A LEVEL POSITION, SPREAD SKIDS (HARD LANDING) AND CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM AND TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 LAX04CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA321), Sep 18, 2004: Robinson R22 Beta (N22XM), Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and main rotor rpm, and his improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the CFI's diverted attention.

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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