# Accident 20071018825199A: Robsin R22BETA, New Iberia, LA, October 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2007, 09:15 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VORS
- Location: 30.0358° N, 91.8836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0358&lon=-91.8836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92HS-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 661 total, 661 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071018825199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 18, 2007, DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION DUE TO LOW ROTOR RPM HORN. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SOUTH OF RUNWAY 16. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROWS OF A SUGAR CANE FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT'S SKID LANDING GEAR TO GET CAUGHT IN THE DEEP FURROWS OF THE FIELD. THIS CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO BREAK OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE, DESTROYING 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 DFW08LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA017), Oct 18, 2007: Robinson R-22 (N92HS), New Iberia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent rollover. Also causal was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A factor was the…

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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