# Accident 20090507006389A: Robsin R22BETA, Winter Haven, FL, May 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2009, 08:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0833° N, 81.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0833&lon=-81.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456SH-2011-12-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090507006389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 5-7-09, AROUND 0800 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING N456SH, A ROBINSON R-22 IN THE VICINITY OF WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT.  THE PILOT STATED, ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11 AT WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT AT 600 FT AGL, HE EXECUTED THE APPROACH CHECKLIST.  WITHIN SECONDS OF PULLING ON THE CARB HEAT THE ENGINE QUIT.  HE ENTERED AUTOROTATION WHILE TRYING TO START THE ENGINE.  THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND HE NOTICED HIS AUTOROTATION WOULD CARRY HIM INTO SOME NEARBY HOUSES.  HE ELECTED TO BLEED OFF AIRSPEED TO SHORTEN HIS AUTOROTATION TO MISS THE HOUSES AND LANDED IN A VACANT LOT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE HOUSES.  THE RESULTING LOSS OF AIRPSEED AND ROTOR SPEED CONTRIBUTED TO A HARD LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SITTING UPRIGHT ON ITS SKIDS WITH HALF OF THE TAILBOOM MISSING.  THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE BENT AND WRINKLED.  ALL OF THE SEPARATED PIECES WERE FOUND WITHIN FIFTY YARDS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FOLLOWING DAY THE AIRFRAME WAS EXAMINED.  THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND CARGO HEAT CONTROL RIGGING WAS CORRECT.  THE FUEL GASCOLATOR AND BOWL WERE CLEAN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED TO THE POINT WHERE THE ENGINE COULD BE RUN.  IT STARTED AND RAN AT GROUND IDLE WITH NO PROBLEMS.  IT WAS UNSAFE TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE.

## 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 ERA09LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA284), May 7, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N456SH), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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