# Accident 20180410024749A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Franklin, CA, April 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2018, 17:10 local time
- Place: Franklin, CA
- Airport: Sac Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 4OJA
- Location: 38.3086° N, 121.4283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3086&lon=-121.4283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622MP) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,060 total, 830 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180410024749A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/10/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 HOURS, AIRCRAFT N622 MP, A ROBINSON R-22 HELICOPTER, DEPARTED SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KSAC) ENROUTE TO FRANKLIN AIRFIELD CA (F72). THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED FOR A COMMERCIALLY RATED HELICOPTER PILOT SEEKING A CFI HELICOPTER RATING. WHILE CONDUCTING A TOUCH-DOWN AUTOROTATION MANEUVER THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE AFT CYCLIC AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHICH CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO CONTACT THE TAILBOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE BLADE STRIKE RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND THE TAILBOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTORS FOUND THE CFI AND PILOT TO BE FORTHCOMING, COOPERATIVE, AND TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE AND COMPLIANT ATTITUDE. A SEARCH OF FAA DATABASES DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS, ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENT HISTORY.

BOTH AIRMEN WHERE COUNSELED IAW COMPLIANCE PHILOSOPHY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER FLIGHT CONTROL TECHNIQUES DURING AUTOROTATION.

## 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 GAA18CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA210), Apr 11, 2018: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N622MP), Franklin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s abrupt cyclic control input during the touch-down autorotation.

## Other reports on N622MP (2)

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

- [Accident 20220929017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220929017889A), Sep 29, 2022: Robinson R22 (N622MP), Nashville, TN, Destroyed. On 09/29/2022 at approximately 0915 local time, N622MP was hovering east of the active runway 20 at kjwn at approximately 10 feet AGL and lost control of the…
- [Accident 20170829011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170829011719A), Aug 29, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N622MP), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. On 29 August 2017 at approximately 1245 hours pacific daylight time, N622MP, a Robinson R-22 aircraft , conducting training on at Sacramento executive airport,…

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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