# Accident 19920215006179A: Robsin R22MARINER, Chandler, AZ, February 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1992, 11:15 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3199° N, 111.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3199&lon=-111.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1107M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1107M-1997-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22MARINER
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,467 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215006179A

## Narrative

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

DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATION AND LANDING ON A LAKE. PITCHED FORWARD.RIGHT FLOAT DUG IN.HELICOPTER ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 LAX92LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA119), Feb 15, 1992: Robinson R-22M (N1107M), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER DESCENT RATE AND MISJUDGING THE LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHING FORWARD AND ROLLING OVER.

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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