# Accident 19890927037399A: Robsin R22, Scottsdale, AZ, September 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1989, 08:20 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6096° N, 111.8892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6096&lon=-111.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9078U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078U-2013-06-27) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,274 total, 1,264 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927037399A

## Narrative

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

CFI TOOK OVER CONTROLS FOR A GO AROUND AFTER A PRACTICE AUTORORATION TO HOVER. HIT TAIL ROTOR ON FENCE AND ABORTED.

## 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 LAX89LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA331), Sep 27, 1989: Robinson R22 (N9078U), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CFI'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND THE FENCE.

## Other reports on N9078U (1)

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

- [Incident 19880414019449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414019449I), Apr 14, 1988: Robsin R22 (N9078U), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Made hard landing from a practice autorotation.

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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