# Accident 19910813033949A: Robsin R22BETA, Chandler, AZ, August 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1991, 13:40 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3198° N, 111.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3198&lon=-111.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4037A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910813033949A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECT MANEUVERING. SPUN TO RIGHT. RECOVERED BUT PANICKED AND DIZZY,LANDED HARD. HELICOPTER ROLLED.

## 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 LAX91LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA357), Aug 13, 1991: Robinson R22B (N4037A), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AND STOP A DESCENT, WHILE MANEUVERING. THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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