- Date
- June 25, 1981
- Place
- Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9041ZRobinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810625036269A
- Case key
- 125719
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1555 81/6/25 MESA,AZ ROBINSON R22 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N9041Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 1208 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 93 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- PRACTICING 180DEG AUTOROTATIVE LNDG.WND GSTG 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9041Z
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Falcon
N9041ZRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Robinson Helicopter R22Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.