# Accident 20070319002739A: Robsin R22BETA, Salt Lake City, UT, March 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6194° N, 111.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6194&lon=-111.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74347, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74347) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 786 total, 639 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070319002739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT ON 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATIONS WHEN THE APPROACH SPEED AND ANGLE OF DESCENT BEGAN TO INCREASE. HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE CONDITIONS AND MADE A HARD LANDING. THE SKIDS WERE BROKEN AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE REMOVING THE ROTOR BLADES. THE TAILBOOM WAS BROKEN AFT OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 SEA07CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA080), Mar 20, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta 2 (N74347), Taylorsville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control during the flare/touchdown while practicing an autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. A factor which contributed to the accident…

## Other reports on N74347 (2)

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

- [Incident 20210403003799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403003799I), Apr 3, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N74347), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Baltimore, MD (mtn): N74347, R22, experienced a tailrotor ground strike during hover maneuvers. Persons on board: 2, injuries: none. Temperature - 46F Dew…
- [Incident 20110925022349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110925022349I), Sep 25, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N74347), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was on a night solo cross country over the intersection of the 91 & 710 freeway at 1000'AGL when he encountered a Long piece of string which wrapped…

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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