# Accident 20141115022579A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Prescott, AZ, November 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: G0ZS
- Location: 34.5383° N, 112.4683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5383&lon=-112.4683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32VH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32VH-2022-01-08) (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 HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,382 total, 702 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141115022579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT A WAS ACTING AS CFI TO 'STUDENT' PILOT B. PILOT B IS TRAINING FOR CFI.

PILOT A TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL TO DEMONSTRATE TO PILOT B HOW TO PERFORM AUTOROTATION TRAINING WITH PILOT B ACTING AS CFI - STAGE 2 TRAINING.

PILOT A FAILED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN SPEED OF DESCENT / FORWARD SPEED NEEDED TO MAKE THE LANDING PAD AND INSTEAD CRASHED ABOUT 80 FEET AWAY FROM THE PAD. THE ROTORCRAFT BOUNCED AND ROLLED OVER APPROXIMATELY 2 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

## 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 WPR15CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA043), Nov 15, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N32VH), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control during the autorotation which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.

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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