# Accident 20041104033599A: Robsin R22BETA, Daytona Beach, FL, November 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2004
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7810° N, 80.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7810&lon=-80.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7188N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7188N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041104033599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BY TELEPHONE, ^PRIVACY DAT^(THE INSTRUCTOR), STATED THAT ON NOVEMBER 4, 2004, A POSSIBLE HARD LANDING WAS IMPOSED ON N7188N DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, WHILE PRACTICING HOVER AUTOROTATIONS. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS OBSERVING, WHILE THE STUDENT WAS DEMONSTRATING THE HOVER AUTO. SOON AFTER THE ENTRY, THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THAT THE OUTCOME OF THE MANEUVER WAS IN QUESTION, SO HE CAME ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE SURFACE FIRMLY AND SLIGHTLY SIDEWARD.

## 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 MIA05CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA039), Nov 4, 2004: Robinson R-22 (N7188N), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper landing flare by an unknown pilot at an unknown time resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage to the helicopters tailcone.

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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