# Accident 19900526017789A: Robsin R22BETA, Payson, AZ, May 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1990, 14:15 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DQTA
- Location: 34.1906° N, 111.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1906&lon=-111.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528EE-2015-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 470 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017789A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT ON. ELECTED TO LAND IN DESERT. STUDENT FROZE ON CONTROLS CAUSED LOW ROTOR RPM AND HARD IMPACT

## 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 LAX90FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA202), May 26, 1990: Robinson R22B (N528EE), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTROL INTERFERENCE WHICH THE CFI ENCOUNTERED DURING LANDING FLARE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE STUDENT NOT UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CFI, THE UNCLEAR LANGUAGE AND THE OPERATOR'S…

## Other reports on N528EE (1)

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

- [Accident 20030202006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030202006999A), Feb 2, 2003: Robsin R22BETA (N528EE), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 1, 2003, at 0945 EST, a Robinson R22 helicopter, N528EE, registered to a private owner, leased to heliflight inc., operating as a part 91…

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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