# Accident 20070611009229A: Robsin R22BETA, Plant City, FL, June 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Plant City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0003° N, 82.1642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0003&lon=-82.1642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7185K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7185K-2013-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070611009229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2007 AT 1330 HOURS EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R-22-BETA HELICOPTER, N7185K, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER FAR PART 91, HAD A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER UPON LANDING AT PLANT CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PCM) PLANT CITY, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAKELAND AIRPORT (LAL) JUST 10 MINUTES PRIOR. PILOT GOT CAUGHT IN A GUST OF WIND, LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER, AND WHILE PERFORMING A HOVERING AUTOROTATION, LANDED ON UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## 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 NYC07CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA132), Jun 11, 2007: Robinson R-22B (N7185K), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors in the accident were variable wind conditions, and soft/uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N7185K (1)

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

- [Accident 20030616027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030616027399A), Jun 16, 2003: Robsin R22BETA (N7185K), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 16 2003 N7185K touched down while yawing on an instructional flight. The student was having difficulty performing hovering autorotations. During…

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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