- Date
- July 26, 1981
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90450Robinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810726044269A
- Case key
- 123921
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2323 81/7/26 SAN DIEGO,CA ROBINSON R22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 3030 TIME - 1140 N90450 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- PRACTICING AUTOROTATIVE APCH.AFT BGNG NORMAL FLARE/TRANSITION TO FWD FLT,ACFT SETTLED,TAIL HIT GND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90450
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery
N90450Registered now · Robinson Helicopter R22Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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