# Accident 19940214048959A: Robsin R22BETA, Pompano Beach, FL, February 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1994, 15:20 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2368° N, 80.1221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2368&lon=-80.1221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N591PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N591PD-1994-08-05) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,200 total, 4,100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94GA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94GA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940214048959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON RECOVERY FROM AUTOROTATION PUBLIC USE DUAL. LANDED HARD. CHOPPED TAILBOOM. CARB ICE. WORN ENGINE.

## 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 MIA94GA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94GA072), Feb 14, 1994: Robinson R-22B (N591PD), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING A POWEROFF AUTOROTATION, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE NOT RESPONDING TO THROTTLE INPUT DURING RECOVERY DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE BUILDUP.

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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