# Accident 19920725027959A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Sanford, ME, July 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JEHA
- Location: 43.3938° N, 70.7080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3938&lon=-70.7080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8557Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8557Y-1994-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 152 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920725027959A

## Narrative

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

RUN ON LANDING IN SOFT GROUND DURING PRACTICE CAUSED HELICOPTER TO ROCK FORE AND AFT. DAMAGED CABIN AND SKIDS.

## 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 BFO92LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA117), Jul 25, 1992: Robinson R22A (N8557Y), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TO EXECUTE A LANDING.

## Other reports on N8557Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19930624052449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930624052449A), Jun 24, 1993: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8557Y), Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. During low hover and practice pedal turns. Rolled to right. Used left cyclic too late. Rotor struck ground.

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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