# Accident 19860515018019A: Robsin R22, Tucson, AZ, May 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1986, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0590° N, 111.4192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0590&lon=-111.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9072Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,050 total, 1,019 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860515018019A

## Narrative

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

DURING RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, STUDENT FROZE ON CONTROLS. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO PREVENT HARD TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 LAX86LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA219), May 15, 1986: Robinson R22 (N9072Y), Tucson, AZ, 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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