# Accident 19820501015019A: Robsin R22, Ft Pierce, FL, May 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1982, 11:20 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90249, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90249) (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 O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,709 total, 851 in this make and model, 274 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501015019A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM FAILED DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 MIA82FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA115), May 1, 1982: Robinson R-22 (N90249), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90249 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840509021099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509021099I), May 9, 1984: Robsin R22 (N90249), San Jose, CA. Fuel gauge low. Pilot uncertain of fuel supply landed in a lighted parking lot. Purchased fuel to continue flight.

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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