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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22BETA · Augusta, KS · March 24, 1991

Date
March 24, 1991 · 14:34 local
Place
Augusta, KS
Airport
Augusta Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2503A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA113
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
753 total635 in this make and model106 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.

Rotor speed and airspeed to low for power recovery. Hit ground and rotors chopped off tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR SPEED AND AIRSPEED TO LOW FOR POWER RECOVERY. HIT GROUND AND ROTORS CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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