# Accident 19880827035579A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Gaithersburg, MD, August 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1191° N, 77.2507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1191&lon=-77.2507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8559A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559A-1999-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827035579A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRACTICE HOVER STUDENT OVER CORRECTED WITH RAPID CYCLIC INPUT. CFI UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

## 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 BFO88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA076), Aug 27, 1988: Robinson R22A (N8559A), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8559A (1)

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

- [Accident 19940125000869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125000869A), Jan 25, 1994: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8559A), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. On departing airport, experienced low RPM warning horn. Tried to recover. Touched runway on left skid and rolled. (.4)the pilot was in the process of being…

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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