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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Tracy, CA · August 26, 1989

Date
August 26, 1989 · 15:50 local
Place
Tracy, CA
Airport
New Jerusalem Airport
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80040
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA289
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
883 total765 in this make and model227 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Student leveled off nose low on recovery from practice autorotation. CFI unable to recover made a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LEVELED OFF NOSE LOW ON RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. CFI UNABLE TO RECOVER MADE A HARD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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