# Accident 20071103826369A: Robsin R22BETA, Parma, ID, November 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Parma, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SILS
- Location: 43.7789° N, 116.9386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7789&lon=-116.9386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3189Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3189Z) (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: 415 total, 365 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071103826369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING HOVERING AUTOROTATION INSTRUCTION, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD ON THE RIGHT SKID. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS AND THE TAIL BOOM WAS BENT IN THE AREA WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE AIRCRAFT FRAME. THE ENTIRE TAIL BOOM WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED OR STRUCTURALLY REPAIRED.

## 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 SEA08CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA019), Nov 3, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta (N3189Z), Parma, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper use of the flight controls while performing a hovering autorotation and the flight instructor's excessive remedial action which resulted in a hard landing.

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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