# Accident 20051029026129A: Robsin R22BETA, Doylestown, PA, October 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2005, 12:11 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3331° N, 75.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3331&lon=-75.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8176B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8176B-2017-06-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051029026129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS DEMONSTRATING A HOVERING AUTOROTATION AT ABOUT 5 FT. WITH THE STUDENT FOLLOWING HIM ON THE CONTROLS, THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT PULLED UP ON THE COLLECTIVE TOO RAPIDLY, AND DURING RECOVERY THEY LANDED FIRMLY RESULTING IN DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## 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 NYC06LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA019), Oct 29, 2005: Robinson R-22 Beta (N8176B), Doylestown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent rollover.

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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