# Accident 20081119851159A: Robsin R22BETA, Erie, CO, November 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2008, 10:20 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0100° N, 105.0478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0100&lon=-105.0478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221DS-2013-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,061 total, 1,059 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081119851159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR SFAR 73 REVIEW.  WHILES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING A 180 DEGREE AUTO-ROTATION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THAT THE ROTOR RPM WAS LOW DURING THE FLARE AND IMMEDIATELY GOT ON THE CONTROLS BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED THE TAILBOOM AND SEVERED IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY, ON THE SKIDS, AND SLID APPROX. 400 FEET SPINNING NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN09CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA067), Nov 19, 2008: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta II (N221DS), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare during the practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision.

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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