# Accident 19821211064529A: Robsin R22, Nashville, TN, December 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90773, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90773-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,180 total, 430 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211064529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING. HELICOPTER RAN INTO A FENCE ON FORCED LANDING. IDEAL FOR CARB ICING.

## 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 ATL83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA061), Dec 11, 1982: Robinson R-22 (N90773), Nashville, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90773 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850824045229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824045229A), Aug 24, 1985: Robsin R22 (N90773), Islip, NY, Substantial damage. Rolled over during liftoff after student applied hard left cyclic. CFI attempted to correct but rollover in process

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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