# Accident 20061121025679A: Robsin R22BETA, Piru, CA, November 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Piru, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8106° N, 118.9644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8106&lon=-118.9644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N994HV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N994HV-2018-03-09) (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: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061121025679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND FOLLOWING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WITH POWER RECOVER. AIRCRAFT ENTERED AUTOROTATION DOWN WIND. DURING POWER RECOVERY AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SETTLING WITH POWER AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN LEVEL ATTITUDE. RIGHT SKID SETTLED INTO SOFT SAND CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO ROLL RIGHT UNTIL MAIN ROTOR STRUCK GROUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 LAX07CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA043), Nov 21, 2006: Robinson R22 Beta (N994HV), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the instructor's failure to arrest the descent, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Also causal was the inadequate supervision by…

## Other reports on N994HV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140109000649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140109000649A), Jan 9, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N994HV), Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. The helicopter was in the pattern at bmt for a dual instructional flight. While performing hover/landing instruction the helicopter skid contacted the pavement…

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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