19870927056539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Las Cruces, NM · September 27, 1987

Date
September 27, 1987 · 12:50 local
Place
Las Cruces, NM
Airport
Las Cruces International Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N47RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA243
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
401 total401 in this make and model116 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost lift on approach. Low rotor RPM horn sounded. Hard landing. Main rotor contacted terrain. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LIFT ON APPROACH. LOW ROTOR RPM HORN SOUNDED. HARD LANDING. MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED TERRAIN. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.