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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Santa Clarita, CA · June 7, 1996

Date
June 7, 1996 · 16:15 local
Place
Santa Clarita, CA
Phase of flight
Pinnacle Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40009
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA224
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
668 total173 in this make and model3 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.

Practice pinnacle landing lee side off ridge. Caught in downdraft. Undershot. Rotors hit ridge. Rolled down hill.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE PINNACLE LANDING LEE SIDE OFF RIDGE. CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT. UNDERSHOT. ROTORS HIT RIDGE. ROLLED DOWN HILL.

NTSB investigation

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