# Accident 19910917040519A: Robsin R22MARINER, Lewisville, TX, September 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lewisville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0895° N, 96.8797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0895&lon=-96.8797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2306C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2306C-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22MARINER
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910917040519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED FLIGHT CONTROLS JAMMED ON TRANSITIONAL FLIGHT FROM HOVER. FLOAT EQUIPPED CHOPPER ROLLED OVER IN LAKE

## 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 FTW91LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA162), Sep 17, 1991: Robinson R22 (N2306C), Lewisville, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE INDUCED BINDING FLIGHT CONTROLS. A FACTOR WAS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

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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