N844SH – Robinson R22 Beta – 2007-12-21 NTSB Accident Report

On December 21, 2007, a Robinson R22 Beta (N844SH) was involved in an incident near Pueblo, CO. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a hard landing.

According to the written statement submitted by the flight instructor, the commercial student was performing a "hover autorotation from a skid height of one foot." The instructor wrote that yaw was minimal and the helicopter drifted slightly to the left. The helicopter "touched down "left skid first, then briefly hopped to the left. The student then taxied the helicopter to parking. A postflight examination of the helicopter revealed that the vertical frame tube was bowed and the bottom cross member was bent. The instructor reported no anomalies with any of the helicopter systems.

This incident is documented in NTSB report DEN08CA046. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N844SH.