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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Alton/St Louis, IL · August 27, 1993

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Date
August 27, 1993 · 17:45 local
Place
Alton/St Louis, IL
Airport
St Louis Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9071S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA340
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,235 total1,080 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days
N9071SRegistration cancelled Aug 24, 1994 · Robinson Helicopter R22S/N 0195Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22

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What happened

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Rotor speed decayed on approach. Autorotated to crop field. Hard landing caused substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR SPEED DECAYED ON APPROACH. AUTOROTATED TO CROP FIELD. HARD LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI93LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBethalto, ILthe pilot-in-command's not maintaining rotor RPM.Aug 27, 1993 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9071S · 2

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

Accident 19900727029089APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Paducah, KYLost tail rotor control on liftoff downed collective caused hard ground impact. Intermediate flexplate failed.Jul 27, 1990 · Substantial damageIncident 19820313011349IPractice Training Manuevers · New Cumberland, PADemo of torque effect on quick stops to hover. Allowed RPM decay. Settled to muddy ground. Tail rotor strike.Mar 13, 1982 · Minor damage