# Accident 20121215027449A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Logan, UT, December 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2012, 13:45 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan-Cache
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7MUS
- Location: 41.7914° N, 111.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7914&lon=-111.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N393LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N393LE-2013-07-16) (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: 651 total, 589 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121215027449A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS IN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE PRACTICING 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATIONS.  INSTRUCTOR NOTED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LOWER THAN NORMAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE DURING THE DECENT.  PRIOR TO FLARE, INSTRUCTOR NOTICED ROTOR RPM WAS TOO LOW, TOOK THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS, ROLLED ON POWER AND INITIATED A FLARE.  ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE RECOVERED ROTOR RPM AT THE LOW ALTITUDE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, AND SKIDDED DOWN THE WET RUNWAY.  THE LEFT SKID CAUGHT THE GROUND OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ON ITS LEFT SIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT TAILBOOM WAS BENT AND PARTIALLY DISCONNECTED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.  THE ROTOR SYSTEM AND FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR13CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA068), Dec 15, 2012: Robinson R22 (N393LE), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N393LE (1)

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

- [Accident 20100507004589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100507004589A), May 7, 2010: Robsin R22BETA (N393LE), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot was teaching autorotations with power recovery. The student started the autorotation and the engine quit. The instructor took the controls and…

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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