# Accident 20061127027519A: Robsin R22BETA, Redding, CA, November 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5147° N, 122.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5147&lon=-122.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7198N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7198N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 185 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061127027519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 27, 2006, ABOUT 1130 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A ROBINSON R22B, N7198N, TOUCHED DOWN HARD DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION ABOUT 0.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, REDDING, CALIFORNIA. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY AIR SHASTA ROTOR & WING, LLC, REDDING, AND IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) NOR THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND IT ORIGINATED FROM REDDING ABOUT 1115.

## 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 LAX07CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA050), Nov 27, 2006: Robinson R22B (N7198N), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's misjudged landing flare, the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, and the instructor's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm.

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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