19900316004749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Paso Robles, CA · March 16, 1990

Date
March 16, 1990 · 08:30 local
Place
Paso Robles, CA
Airport
Paso Robles Municipal
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8079Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA119
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
749 total348 in this make and model157 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.

RPM too high on downwind,had to overpower students grip on throttle to cut power engine quit. Rotor RPM decayed.

As the FAA filed it

RPM TOO HIGH ON DOWNWIND,HAD TO OVERPOWER STUDENTS GRIP ON THROTTLE TO CUT POWER ENGINE QUIT. ROTOR RPM DECAYED.

NTSB investigation

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