# Accident 20070703011239A: Robsin R22BETA, Long Beach, CA, July 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2007, 07:33 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach /Daugherty Field/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8178° N, 118.1514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8178&lon=-118.1514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N457SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N457SH-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,112 total, 1,074 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070703011239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT. HE SAID THAT HE AND THE STUDENT HAD PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED VARIOUS MANEUVERS AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PRACTICE HOVERING AUTOROTATIONS. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DEMONSTRATED ONE TO THE STUDENT WITH THE STUDENT FOLLOWING ALONG ON THE CONTROLS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE QUIZZED THE STUDENT ON HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE MANUEVER AND THE STUDENT SAID THAT HE UNDERSTOOD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING ON THE CONTROLS WHEN THE STUDENT BEGAN THE MANEUVER AND INSTEAD OF THE STUDENT ROLLING THE THROTTLE OFF, HE ROLLED IT FULL ON AND PUSHED FULL FORWARD ON THE RIGHT TAIL ROTOR PEDAL AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A VERY RAPID NOSE-HIGH RIGHT TURN AND BEFORE HE COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE STUDENT PULLED HARD AFT ON THE CYCLIC, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL AND SKID HEELS HIT THE GROUND VERY HARD AND THE NEXT THING HE KNEW HE WAS TRYING TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE HELIPAD ON ITS LEFT SIDE WITH THE TAIL CONE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF THE BLADES STRIKING THE GROUND AND SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA07CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA193), Jul 3, 2007: Robinson R 22 Beta (N457SH), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper use of the throttle and cyclic, and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision, which resulted in the collision with terrain.

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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