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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Scottsdale, AZ · January 9, 1991

Date
January 9, 1991 · 16:45 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DQTA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8005E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA070
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320C2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
799 total799 in this make and model342 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.

Student flared too low on practice recovery from autorotation. Tail boom struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT FLARED TOO LOW ON PRACTICE RECOVERY FROM AUTOROTATION. TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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