- Date
- November 20, 1982, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Laurel, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90701Robinson R-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821120062529A
- Case key
- 71386
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While receiving flight instruction on autorotation the student was late to administer power, resulting in a high sink rate. The instructor failed to take control of the aircraft in time to prevent the tail from striking the runway. The forward end of the tail cone was crushed and the transmission deck was buckled in several places.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90701
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0192
- Airframe hours
- 703
- Engine
- Lycoming HO-320, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- New Haven Helicopter Inc.
- Registered owner
- New Haven Helicopter Inc.
- Departed
- Laurel, MD
- Destination
- Laurel, MD
- Airport
- Suburban Airport, runway 3, 2,164 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,933 total · 73 in this make and model · 1,675 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.