# Accident 20070111001309A: Robsin R22BETA, Lakeland, FL, January 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2007
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9925° N, 82.0200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9925&lon=-82.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8050Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8050Z-2015-05-26) (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: 4,800 total, 850 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070111001309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A ROBINSON R-22 HELICOPTER THE INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED A SLOPE LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE SLOPE WAS TOO STEEP, SO HE DECIDED TO LEVEL OFF AND LIFT OFF OF THE SURFACE. UPON LIFTOFF HE BELIEVED THAT THE LEFT SKID HUNG WHICH CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER MEETING WITH THE PILOT HE HAS AGREED TO SURRENDER HIS ROTORCRAFT INSTRUCTOR RATING AND THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A TEMPORARY STUDENT PILOT ROTORCRAFT CERTIFICATE UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT HE CAN DEMONSTRATE HIS PERFORMANCE IN THE HELICOPTER WITH AN FAA OPERATIONS INSPECTOR.

## 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 MIA07CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA035), Jan 11, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta (N8050Z), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in an inadvertent dynamic rollover during landing. A factor associated with the accident was the inadvertent dynamic…

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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