# Accident 19951124038619A: Robsin R22HP, Fresno, CA, November 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1995, 10:50 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7906° N, 119.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7906&lon=-119.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90452-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951124038619A

## Narrative

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

ON HOVER FOR LANDING BEGAN BACKING UP. SKID HEELS CAUGHT ON ASPHALT. TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND. HAD APPLIED 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 LAX96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA053), Nov 24, 1995: Robinson R22HP (N90452), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain proper control of the helicopter, while in a hover.

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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