# Accident 19940802019949A: Robsin R22, Whittier, AK, August 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8499° N, 148.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8499&lon=-148.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2622M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2622M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 1,385 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940802019949A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERD WEATHER IN PASS. SLOWED TO HOVER. SETTLED.ROTORS HIT RAVINE WALL. BELEIVED TO ENTER SETTLING WITH POWER.

## 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 ANC94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA096), Aug 2, 1994: Robinson R-22 (N2622M), Whittier, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. FACTORS WERE THE RAVINE AND THE TAILWIND.

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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