# Accident 20230708008169A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Emmett, ID, July 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Emmett, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SILS
- Location: 43.7944° N, 116.5444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7944&lon=-116.5444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74778, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74778-2024-06-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 612 total, 412 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708008169A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE FLYING SOUTH OF THE EMMETT, IDAHO AIRPORT.  THE INSTRUCTOR WAS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE AN OFF-AIRPORT AUTOROTATION.  THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED HIS ALTITUDE AT 400 AGL AND HIS AIRSPEED AT 55 KNOTS ON ENTRY.  HIS INTENTION WAS A POWER RECOVERY AT 200 AGL, BUT AT THAT ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED HE DID NOT HAVE THE ENERGY TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND ROLLING THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 WPR23LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA265), Jul 8, 2023: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N74778), Emmett, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor’s failure to maintain airspeed during a simulated turning autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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