# Incident 19880414019449I: Robsin R22, Manassas, VA, April 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9078U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078U-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414019449I

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING FROM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.

## Other reports on N9078U (1)

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

- [Accident 19890927037399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927037399A), Sep 27, 1989: Robsin R22 (N9078U), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. CFI took over controls for a go around after a practice autororation to hover. Hit tail rotor on fence and aborted.

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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