19801020057819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Marlboro, OH · October 20, 1980

Date
October 20, 1980 · 15:20 local
Place
Marlboro, OH
Airport
Sunset
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9023Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEI02
Reported as
Robsin R22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,380 total204 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student allowed rotor RPM to decay on practice autorotation. CFI unable to correct. Made hard crash landing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. CFI UNABLE TO CORRECT. MADE HARD CRASH LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.