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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Chino, CA · April 23, 2005

Date: April 23, 2005 · 11:18 local
Place: Chino, CA
Airport: Chino Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N816SH
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N816SHRegistration cancelled Apr 27, 2009 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3764 · Built 2005 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot flying solo in the pattern at cno was attempting landing in the grass north of active. Upon flaring prior to touchdown she experienced the helicopter shuddering as a result of transverse flow effect and inappropriately identified the problem as a settling with power issue. The student reacted by dropping the collective and lowering the nose within ten feet of the ground. The helicopter suffered a hard landing that distorted the rear crosstube. The student was uninjured. The instructor stated the student was scheduled for an additional five hours dual instruction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT FLYING SOLO IN THE PATTERN AT CNO WAS ATTEMPTING LANDING IN THE GRASS NORTH OF ACTIVE. UPON FLARING PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN SHE EXPERIENCED THE HELICOPTER SHUDDERING AS A RESULT OF TRANSVERSE FLOW EFFECT AND INAPPROPRIATELY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A SETTLING WITH POWER ISSUE. THE STUDENT REACTED BY DROPPING THE COLLECTIVE AND LOWERING THE NOSE WITHIN TEN FEET OF THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED A HARD LANDING THAT DISTORTED THE REAR CROSSTUBE. THE STUDENT WAS UNINJURED. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THE STUDENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE HOURS DUAL INSTRUCTION.