- Date
- February 15, 1992, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1107MRobinson R-22M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920215006179A
- Case key
- 27560
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Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining the proper descent rate and misjudging the landing flare which resulted in the aircraft pitching forward and rolling over.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was performing an autorotation to the water in a float equipped helicopter as part of a sales demonstration flight. He said the helicopter pitched forward during the touchdown phase of the autorotation. The right float went under the water and the aircraft rolled over on its right side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1107M
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22M
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 859M
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph E. Beckett
- Registered owner
- Joseph E. Beckett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,467 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.