# Accident 19930414009329A: Robsin R22BETA, Islip, NY, April 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1993, 16:11 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7995° N, 73.1206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7995&lon=-73.1206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N344WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 205 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930414009329A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS TO POWER RECOVERY. STUDENT ALLOWED LOW ROTOR RPM. CFI TOOK OVER LATE. ROLLED ON HARD LANDING

## 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 NYC93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA083), Apr 14, 1993: Robinson R22B (N344WA), Ronkonkoma, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LACK OF ADEQUATE SUPERVISION AND DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DELAY IN ADDING POWER BY THE STUDENT PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOW…

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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