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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Paso Robles, CA · November 10, 1990

Date
November 10, 1990 · 14:55 local
Place
Paso Robles, CA
Phase of flight
Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26610
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA026
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,431 total1,390 in this make and model271 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered settling with power on practice 180 autorotations. Too low to recover. Blamed wind shift to tailwind.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SETTLING WITH POWER ON PRACTICE 180 AUTOROTATIONS. TOO LOW TO RECOVER. BLAMED WIND SHIFT TO TAILWIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.