# Accident 20101029050659A: Robinson He R22 BETA, Prescott, AZ, October 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2010, 16:15 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A. Love Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: G30S
- Location: 34.6544° N, 112.4194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6544&lon=-112.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844SH-2011-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,462 total, 1,123 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029050659A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/29/2010 AN R22 HELICOPTER (N844SH) OPERATED BY GUIDANCE HELICOPTERS LLC. CONDUCTED A CFR 14 PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT IN THE COMPANY'S TRAINING AREA LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 9NM NORTHEAST OF KPRC.  THE AIRCREW CONSISTED OF INSTRUCTOR PILOT COURTNEY L. PIERCE (PIC) AND STUDENT PILOT JUSTIN K. LOFTIS .  AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15 LOCAL TIME THE CREW INITIATED A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION WITH THE INTENTION OF COMPLETING THE MANEUVER WITH A POWER RECOVERY.  THE MANEUVER TERMINATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.  THE TAILBOOM SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE SKIDS WERE SPREAD.  THE LEFT FRONT CROSSTUBE SNAPPED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET IN FRONT OF THE INITIAL IMPACT.  THE CREW SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A TOTAL LOSS.

## 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 WPR11CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA031), Oct 29, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N844SH), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and the certificated flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted…

## Other reports on N844SH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071221830789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071221830789I), Dec 21, 2007: Robsin R22BETA (N844SH), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. (-23) On December 21, 2007 at approximately 1100 MDT, N844SH a robertson/R22 beta ii, helicopter experienced a hard landing at the Pueblo airport (pub), Pueblo…

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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