# Accident 19911003045099A: Robsin R22BETA, Honolulu, HI, October 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1991, 14:45 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900AB-1999-02-24) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911003045099A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO RECOVER FROM DOWNDRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING A PINNACLE LANDING IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN,ROTORS STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 LAX92LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA005), Oct 4, 1991: Robinson R22B (N900AB), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ND THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ROTOR RPM.

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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