# Accident 19890224002689A: Robsin R22, Hayward, CA, February 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1989, 08:26 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6695° N, 122.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6695&lon=-122.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9076K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9076K-1994-12-23) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 940 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890224002689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE RUNNING TAKEOFF ON TAXIWAY. SKID HIT SPIKE STICKING UP IN TAXIWAY. LOST CONTROL. CFI UNABLE TO RECOVER

## 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 LAX89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA115), Feb 24, 1989: Robinson R22 (N9076K), Hayward, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO ASSURE THE TAIWAY WAS FREE OF OBJECTS AFTER THE TAXIWAY WAS PAINTED.

## Other reports on N9076K (1)

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

- [Incident 19880530028839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530028839I), May 30, 1988: Robsin R22 (N9076K), Berkley Springs, WV. Pilot experienced vibration and successfully autorotated into a field. Suspect engine malfunction.

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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