# Accident 19890909034319A: Robsin R22, Kent, WA, September 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8010° N, 122.2807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8010&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8034J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8034J-1992-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,670 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909034319A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FAILED TO LOWER COLLECTIVE WHEN CFI CUT POWER FOR PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. IMPACTED HARD AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA167), Sep 9, 1989: Robinson R22 (N8034J), Kent, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTION TO RECOVER FROM A LOW ROTOR RPM CONDITION, RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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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