# Accident 20070810021369A: Robsin R22BETA, Chino, CA, August 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9744° N, 117.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9744&lon=-117.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10QD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10QD-2009-11-13) (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: 602 total, 569 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810021369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ACCOMPLISHING 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATIONS TO A POWER RECOVERY, THE HELICOPTER ATTAINED A DESCENT RATE THAT COULD NOT BE ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER, BUT NO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIABLE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.

## 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 LAX07CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA247), Aug 10, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta (N10QD), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and main rotor rpm, which resulted in a high rate of descent and subsequent hard landing. Also causal was the certificated flight…

## Other reports on N10QD (1)

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

- [Incident 20060214003189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060214003189I), Feb 14, 2006: Robsin R22BETA (N10QD), Corona, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Helicopter made a hard landing at kajo. While the instructor pilot was teaching the student pilot autorotations from an altitude of 100 feet, the low 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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