# Incident 19890414020029I: Robsin R22, Bandera, WA, April 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bandera, WA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3868° N, 121.5337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bandera, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3868&lon=-121.5337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8560M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8560M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,660 total, 2,650 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414020029I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK HIDDEN METAL BARS WHILE PRACTICING AUTO ROTATIONAL LANDING IN A FIELD.  INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER AND LANDED.

## Other reports on N8560M (1)

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

- [Accident 19900429013099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900429013099A), Apr 29, 1990: Robsin R22 (N8560M), Mammoth, CA, Substantial damage. Flying low in mountain terrain got uncontrollable downdraft. Collidew with 7000FT terrain.

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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