19810423018469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Gainesville, FL · April 23, 1981

Date
April 23, 1981 · 12:28 local
Place
Gainesville, FL
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9022Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DLA20
Reported as
Robsin R22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,060 total128 in this make and model99 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.

Rotor RPM decayed during practice autorotation to landing. CFI failed to correct. Hard landing severed tail.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR RPM DECAYED DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION TO LANDING. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT. HARD LANDING SEVERED TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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