# Accident 19920422010639A: Robsin R22MARINER, Atlanta, GA, April 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1992, 12:40 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7507° N, 84.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7507&lon=-84.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2589X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2589X-1997-12-06) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 197 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422010639A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECT HOVERING DOWNWIND ON LOW ALTITUDE PHOTO FLIGHT. SPUN INTO BUILDING ROOF. GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## 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 ATL92FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA085), Apr 22, 1992: Robinson R-22 (N2589X), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER (WIND CONDITION), AND THE INFLIGHT DECISION TO HOVER WITH GUSTING TAILWINDS, WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS…

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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