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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Renton, WA · June 21, 1995

Date
June 21, 1995 · 19:00 local
Place
Renton, WA
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N709JV
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA124
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
203 total35 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became confused on practice autorotation landing. Flare was late. Landed hard. Bounced. Main rotor hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME CONFUSED ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING. FLARE WAS LATE. LANDED HARD. BOUNCED. MAIN ROTOR HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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