# Accident 20070914018889A: Robsin R22BETA, Oakland, CA, September 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2007, 12:07 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7047° N, 122.2206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7047&lon=-122.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132SH-2008-10-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070914018889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) COMING TO A HOVER FROM A NORMAL APPROACH, STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO YAW LEFT APPROXIMATELY 1 1/4 TURNS. STUDENT PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE ABRUPTLY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE DIAGONAL CROSS SUPPORT.

## 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 LAX07CA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA273), Sep 14, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta II (N132SH), Oakland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind conditions and to maintain directional control.

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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