# NTSB FTW81FA046: Robinson R-22, N9027Z, Seminole, TX, March 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1981
- Place: Seminole, TX · SEMINOLE, TX
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA046

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1540  81/3/12    SEMINOLE,TX         ROBINSON R-22       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0835                    N9027Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 2755 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            182 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINES COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEMINOLE,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DWN ON UNEVEN TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9027Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R-22
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gaines County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810312009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810312009209A), Mar 12, 1981: Robsin R22, Seminole, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed when approaching for landing. Instructor allowed student to slow chopper and lose rotor RPM.

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.

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