# Incident 19900105003939I: Robsin R22ALPHA, Torrance, CA, January 5, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8557Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8557Z-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105003939I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION DURING CLIMB. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN FIELD. POWERPLANT SPARK PLUGS WERE LEAD FOULED.

## Other reports on N8557Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20020211000949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020211000949A), Feb 11, 2002: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8557Z), Encino, TX, No damage. (.19) On February 11, 2002, at 0800 central standard time, a Robinson R-22A helicopter, N8557Z, was substantially damaged during takeoff from a staging area 10…
- [Accident 19900529017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529017849A), May 29, 1990: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8557Z), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. On fifth practice autorotation with power recovery engine was out. Made hard low rotor RPM landing. Carb ice factor

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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