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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Portland, OR · September 14, 1989

Date
September 14, 1989 · 10:00 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland/Hillsboro Airport
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N358JS
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA172
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
818 total581 in this make and model209 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Demo 180 degree autorotation. Descent too fast added power and collective too late. Collapsed skid. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

DEMO 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION. DESCENT TOO FAST ADDED POWER AND COLLECTIVE TOO LATE. COLLAPSED SKID. ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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