# Accident 19810726044269A: Robsin R22, San Diego, CA, July 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1981, 11:40 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90450, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,030 total, 44 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726044269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING SIMULATED AUTOROTATION MADE HARD LANDING BREAKING TAIL ROTOR BLADES.

## 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 LAX81DUM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUM17), Jul 26, 1981: Robinson R22 (N90450), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90450 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810611054409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611054409I), Jun 11, 1981: Robsin R22 (N90450), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Za zg helicopter in cruise object struck rotor blade. Believe rotor blade struck by rock thrown from cliff.

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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