# Accident 20120817017769A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Spanish Fork, UT, August 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2012, 16:42 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1414° N, 111.6611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1414&lon=-111.6611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208WM-2018-02-12) (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: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,622 total, 844 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120817017769A

## Narrative

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

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED AFTER A HARD LANDING DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS.  THEY WERE PRACTICING MULTIPLE STRAIGHT-IN AUTOROTATIONS AND THEN INITIATED ONE FROM A 180-DEGREE TURN.  DURING THE TURNING MANEUVER, THE MAIN ROTOR RPM DECAYED AND THE HELICOPTER'S DECENT RATE INCREASED; THE HELICOPTER SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND THE LEFT SKID COLLAPSED AND THEN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL AND COME TO A STOP AFTER 90 FEET.

## 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 WPR12LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA362), Aug 17, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N208WM), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and rollover.

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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