# Accident 20080108009749A: Robsin R22BETA, Lake Matthews, CA, January 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2008, 12:05 local time
- Place: Lake Matthews, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8550° N, 117.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8550&lon=-117.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8280J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8280J-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080108009749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER MADE A HARD LANDING FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF: COMPRESSED SKIDS, SHEET METAL CREASE ON THE TAIL BOOM/INTERIOR/EXTERIOR CABIN/SEAT PANS/AND CENTER INSTRUMENT CONSOLE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A 12" DIAGONAL CREASE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL (OPPOSITE THE CFI'S SEAT POSITION).

## 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 SEA08CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA065), Jan 8, 2008: Robinson R-22 (N8280J), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper use of the collective 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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