# Accident 20060828021859A: Robsin R22BETA, Frederick, MD, August 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2006, 14:15 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4175° N, 77.3742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4175&lon=-77.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2649D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2649D-2008-08-20) (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: 396 total, 200 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060828021859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, A PRIVATE RATED AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SEA PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN AN R-22 HELICOPTER N2649D. WHILE PRACTICING HOVER AUTOROTATIONS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ MADE A HARD LANDING DURING WHICH THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ MISHANDLED THE RECOVERY OF THE LANDING AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME BEFORE THE DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OCCURRED.

## 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 NYC06CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA213), Aug 28, 2006: Robinson R22 Beta (N2649D), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a hovering autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and inadvertent dynamic 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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