# Accident 19930427010939A: Robsin R22, Murrysville, PA, April 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1993, 19:50 local time
- Place: Murrysville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4595° N, 79.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4595&lon=-79.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2618Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2618Z-1993-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 43 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930427010939A

## Narrative

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

LOW ROTOR RPM ON APPROACH TO PINNACLE SIGHT. TURNED DOWNHILL. MADE HARD LANDING CLEARING TREES. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC93LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA093), Apr 27, 1993: Robinson R22B (N2618Z), Murraysville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND ROLLOVER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL HELICOPTER EXPERIENCE.

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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