# Accident 20041002029779A: Robsin R22BETA, Pompano Beach, FL, October 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2469° N, 80.1111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2469&lon=-80.1111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220CK-2005-02-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041002029779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/02/2004 ABOUT 1630 EST HELICOPTER, R-22, N220CK, WHILE PRACTICING AUTO-ROTATIONS OVERSHOT SELECTED SPOT, DID "S" TURNS PRIOR TO FLARING AND FELL STRAIGHT THROUGH, IMPACTING ON REAR SKID, CHOPPING TAIL BOOM AND ROLLED OVER. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, AN INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT. MARK R. CARR, CERT. NO 2634332 IS THE CFI AND WAS PIC. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND WERE RELEASED ON SAME DAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. CFI STATED HE TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND DEMONSTRATED S-TURNS TO REACH PRE-SELECTED AUTOROTATION SPOT. HE NOTED THE AIRSPEED AND RPM WERE ON THE LOW 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 MIA05CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA002), Oct 2, 2004: Robinson R-22 (N220CK), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's excessive descent rate during landing, resulting in a hard landing, and the tail boom being severed.

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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