# Accident 20050118000229A: Robsin R22BETA, Gulfport, MS, January 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VORS
- Location: 30.4072° N, 89.0700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4072&lon=-89.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26498, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26498) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 505 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050118000229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI WAS INSTRUCTING AUTOROTATIONS 1/18/05 AT GPT. ON SECOND ATTEMPT THE ENTRY AND GLIDE WERE GOOD, THE STUDENT HAD THROTTLE CLOSED RATHER THAN LETTING THE GOVERNOR RUN RPM UP TO 104 PERCENT AS NORMAL, UPON RECOVERY. A HIGHER THAN NORMAL FLARE (10 FT) WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT POWER AND THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND BROUGHT THE HELICOPTER TO THE GROUND. A HARD LANDING RESULTED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS, TAIL BOOM AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 MIA05CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA051), Jan 18, 2005: Robinson R22 (N26498), Gulf Port, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate flare and his failure to maintain rotor rpm which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## Other reports on N26498 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190628010739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190628010739A), Jun 28, 2019: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N26498), Danbury, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft governor or clutch problem. Will amended this report when final investigation has determined the cause. Final investigation revealed no maintenance…

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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