# Accident 19900316004749A: Robsin R22BETA, Paso Robles, CA, March 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Paso Robles Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6109° N, 120.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6109&lon=-120.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8079Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079Q-1991-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 749 total, 348 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316004749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA119), Mar 16, 1990: Robinson R22 (N8079Q), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ROTOR/ENGINE POWER AND TO RELINQUISH THE THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE THE POWER.

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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