# Accident 19900530017869A: Robsin R22, Corona, CA, May 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORONA MUNI (AJO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90787, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90787-1990-08-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900530017869A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH AND FAST FOR LANDING. REDUCED THROTTLE ABRUPTLY, LOST CONTROL LANDING HARD IN RIGHT TURNING MOTION.

## 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 LAX90LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA203), May 30, 1990: Robinson R22 (N90787), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, FAILUE TO MAINTAIN CORRECT ROTOR RPM, AND IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.

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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