# Accident 20240606005669A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Maricopa, AZ, June 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2024, 15:45 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Ak-Chin Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: QUAS
- Location: 32.9921° N, 111.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9921&lon=-111.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7514V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7514V-2024-11-02) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,172 total, 1,172 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240606005669A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 6TH, 2024, A ROBINSON R-22 HELICOPTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING AUTO ROTATIONS AT AK-CHIN AIRPORT(A39) IN MARICOPA AZ. WITH TWO PERSONS ONBOARD, A CFI AND A STUDENT. THE PILOT CLIMBED TO 1000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND STARTED AN ENHANCED AUTO ROTATION AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL AND 55 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED THE PILOT STARTED HIS FLARE BUT DID NOT FEEL ANY AFFECT, SO HE ROLLED ON THE POWER AND LIFTED THE COLLECTIVE BUT CONTACTED THE GROUND.

THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO STRIKING THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURY'S TO THE OCCUPANTS.

## 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 WPR24LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA183), Jun 6, 2024: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7514V), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s unstabilized approach during an autorotation that resulted in 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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