# Accident 19900508014769A: Robsin R22, Millville, NJ, May 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1990, 10:45 local time
- Place: Millville, NJ
- Airport: Millville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3678° N, 75.0722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MILLVILLE MUNI (MIV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3678&lon=-75.0722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9071Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071Z-1990-12-21) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 292 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508014769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE RAPID AFT CYCLIC INPUT. TAIL ROTOR HIT. BROKE OFF. CFI TRIED RECOVER BUT STRUCK GROUND. COLLAPSED SKID

## 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 NYC90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA103), May 8, 1990: Robinson R22 (N9071Z), Millville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT BY THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI). CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL TIME AND EXPERIENCE OF…

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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