# Accident 19950621034529A: Robsin R22BETA, Renton, WA, June 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1995, 19:00 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4597° N, 122.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4597&lon=-122.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709JV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709JV-1996-06-15) (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: 203 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950621034529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA95LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA124), Jun 22, 1995: Robinson R-22 Beta (N709JV), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE.

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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