# Accident 19900727029089A: Robsin R22BETA, Paducah, KY, July 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9071S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071S-1994-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727029089A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON LIFTOFF DOWNED COLLECTIVE CAUSED HARD GROUND IMPACT. INTERMEDIATE FLEXPLATE FAILED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9071S (2)

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

- [Accident 19930827031629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930827031629A), Aug 27, 1993: Robsin R22 (N9071S), Alton/St Louis, IL, Substantial damage. Rotor speed decayed on approach. Autorotated to crop field. Hard landing caused substantial damage.
- [Incident 19820313011349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313011349I), Mar 13, 1982: Robsin R22 (N9071S), New Cumberland, PA, Minor damage. Demo of torque effect on quick stops to hover. Allowed RPM decay. Settled to muddy ground. Tail rotor strike.

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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