# Accident 20091125022369A: Robsin R22BETA, Long Beach, CA, November 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2009, 09:46 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach /Daugherty Field/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8178° N, 118.1514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8178&lon=-118.1514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505LA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 398 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091125022369A

## Narrative

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

THE CFI WAS DEMONSTRATING AN AUTOROTATION TO THE STUDENT PILOT.  THE MANEUVER WAS PERFORMED 30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF HELIPAD 3 ON LONG BEACH AIRPORT.  THE CFI STATED THAT DURING THE AUTOROTATION THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GROUND THE LEFT SKID IMPACTED A RAISED PORTION OF THE GROUND AND ROLLED LEFT.  THE CFI AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIRE WALL, MAIN AND TAIL ROTORS, TAIL BOOM STRUCTURE, AND THE AFT CROSS TUBE IS BENT.

## 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 WPR10CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA065), Nov 25, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N505LA), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to arrest the helicopter's descent and to maintain lateral control during a hovering autorotation practice.

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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