# Accident 19920725027679A: Robsin R22BETA, Carlsbad, CA, July 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DCQS
- Location: 33.1297° N, 117.3004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1297&lon=-117.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2335Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2335Q-1998-10-26) (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: 8,380 total, 650 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920725027679A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY ON PRACTICE ENGINE OUT. CFI SLID HELICOPTER ONTO ROUGH GROUND. ROTORS HIT TAILBOOM.

## 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 LAX92LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA315), Jul 25, 1992: Robinson R-22B (N2335Q), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N2335Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980821021519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980821021519A), Aug 21, 1998: Robsin R22BETA (N2335Q), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter landed hard, the tail boom broke off, and the rotor sustained damage. (-23) PIC erik giletto, accompanied by student pilot gilad horowitz, had been…
- [Accident 19930123000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000819A), Jan 23, 1993: Robsin R22BETA (N2335Q), Palomar Mtn, CA, Substantial damage. Encountered high winds and strong downdraft. Low rotor RPM. Unable to recover. Settled in brush and rolled 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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