# Accident 19910328007809A: Robsin R22BETA, Spring, TX, March 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0403° N, 95.5290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0403&lon=-95.5290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8050B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8050B-1993-01-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 52 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328007809A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA. AUTOROTATED BUT TAIL ROTOR WAS SEVERED BY TREES. HAD FAILED TO USE CARB HEAT.

## 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 FTW91LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA053), Mar 28, 1991: Robinson R-22B (N8050B), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, AND HIS FAILURE TO APPLY ADEQUATE CUSHIONING COLLECTIVE PITCH DURING THE FLARE SEGMENT OF THE AUTOROTATION. A FACTOR IN…

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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