# Accident 19810423018469A: Robsin R22, Gainesville, FL, April 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1981, 12:28 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9022Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,060 total, 128 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423018469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81DLA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA20), Apr 23, 1981: Robinson R22 (N9022Z), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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