# Accident 19901014045849A: Robsin R22BETA, Woonsocket, RI, October 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1990, 18:05 local time
- Place: Woonsocket, RI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0017° N, 71.4999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woonsocket, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0017&lon=-71.4999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666U-2006-12-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901014045849A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED A SKID TO TOUCH GROUND DURING PRACTICE LOW HOVER. ENTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## 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 NYC91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA011), Oct 14, 1990: Robinson R22 (N666U), Woonsocket, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN TO AVOID GETTING THE RIGHT SKID CAUGHT IN THE GRASS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

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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