# Incident 20060603016879I: Robsin R22BETA, Graham, NC, June 3, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Graham, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0564° N, 79.3894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0564&lon=-79.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74606, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060603016879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND A CORRESPONDING LOSS OF RPM. THE PILOT ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION. AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, POWER WAS RESTORED, BUT THE LOSS OF RPM REMAINED. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION PROCEDURE AND LANDED HARD ON THE SURFACE.

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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