# NTSB Accident LAX98LA146
> **Robinson R-22 BETA** · 1998-04-28 · SACRAMENTO, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA146
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09897
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-28
- **Location:** SACRAMENTO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.510772, -121.489181
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R-22 BETA
- **Registration:** N805EH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the CFI's failure to follow procedures and directives, and the use of an improper technique to transition from an autorotative descent to a hover, which exceeded the aircraft's performance capabilities and resulted in a unplanned hard landing.  The soft terrain was a factor in the nose over and rollover.

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