19900216002399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Corona, CA · February 16, 1990

Date
February 16, 1990 · 07:50 local
Place
Corona, CA
Airport
Corona Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N777FH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA091
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
581 total365 in this make and model266 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.

Closed throttle for demo autorotation. Engine quit apparently due carb icing. Nosed up as skids dug in plowed field

As the FAA filed it

CLOSED THROTTLE FOR DEMO AUTOROTATION. ENGINE QUIT APPARENTLY DUE CARB ICING. NOSED UP AS SKIDS DUG IN PLOWED FIELD

NTSB investigation

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