# Accident 20050222002189A: Robsin R22, Spanish Fork, UT, February 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2005
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Springville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1417° N, 111.6186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1417&lon=-111.6186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N780SH-2008-08-07) (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 R22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,260 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050222002189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02-22-05 @ 0840 MDT, CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS TRAINING STUDENT ^PRIVACY DAT^ CONCERNING AUTOROTATIONS IN N780SH, A ROBINSON R22. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT OF A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT AGL WITH AIRSPEED OF 80 KTS. AND 102% ROTOR RPM. THE A/C WAS COMMANDED TO FLARE AT 50 FT AGL AND EXPERIENCED SHUTTER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DESCENT. THE CFI TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AT THIS POINT AND FLARED HARDER TO DECREASE DESCENT AND FORWARD AIRSPEED TO NO AVAIL. THE CFI PULLED THE CYCLIC BACK HARDER WITH INTENT AND THE A/C DEVELOPOED MORE SHUTTER. PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT THE CYCLIC WAS PUSHED FORWARD TO LEVEL THE A/C AND THE COLLECTIVE WAS APPLIED TO CUSHION THE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE A/C BOUNCED HARD WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KTS. AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THE CFI APPLIED THROTTLE AND A/C CONTROL WAS REGAINED. THE A/C HOVERED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES BEFORE ULTIMATE LANDING. THE A/C WAS TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE PROVO, UTAH AIRPORT VIA TRAILIER. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE TAILCONE WAS REMOVED DUE TO DAMAGE EXCEEDING THE LIMITATIONS STATED IN THE ROBINSON MAINTENANCE MANUAL, PARAGRAPH 2.410-INSPECTION PROCEDURES, ITEM 9. BOTH SKID ASSY ARE TO BE REPLACED.

## 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 DEN05LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA061), Feb 22, 2005: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N780SH), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Contributing factors were high airspeed, high rate of descent, the instructor's delay in taking remedial action, and the instructor's…

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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