# NTSB Accident FTW97LA327
> **Robinson R22 BETA** · 1997-08-24 · TERRELL, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA327
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08638
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-24
- **Location:** TERRELL, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.729064, -96.289169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N8057Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's premature flare for landing from an autorotation, and the ensuing loss of rotor rpm, which resulted in a hard landing.  A factor relating to the accident was: partial loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).

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