# Incident 19971218043289I: Robsin R22MARINER, Stow, MA, December 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4370° N, 71.5056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4370&lon=-71.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N923SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N923SM) (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 R22MARINER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 140 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971218043289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT WAS BEING ADMINISTERED A PRIVATE PILOT ROTORCRAFT HELICOPTER CERTIFICATION PRACTICAL TEST BY A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER. THE APPLICANT WAS INSTRUCTED TO DEMONSTRATE A HOVERING AUTO ROTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS. DURING THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE MANEUVER THE APPLICANT ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LATERAL DRIFT WHICH CAUSED THE LOWER LEFT FRAME TO BUCKLE AT THE FORWARD ATTACHING POINT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N923SM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180502004489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180502004489A), May 2, 2018: Robinson Helicopter Company R22 MARINER (N923SM), Panama City Bea, FL, Destroyed. The pilot stated that on may 2, 2018 he checked the weather and performed a preflight inspection of N923SM at 09:30A.m. EST local. He took off from perry-foley…

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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