# Accident 19900804030339A: Robsin R22BETA, Scottsdale, AZ, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 15:10 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6109° N, 111.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6109&lon=-111.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8044Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8044Z-1991-02-20) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,570 total, 2,530 in this make and model, 385 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804030339A

## Narrative

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

DEMOSTRATING AUTO ROTATIONS. STEEP LOW ALTITUDE TURN GOT INTO SETTLING WITH POWER. MADE LEVEL HARD GROUND 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 LAX90LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA275), Aug 4, 1990: Robinson R22B (N8044Z), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN A RATE OF DESCENT THAT COULD NOT BE ARRESTED PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND.

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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