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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R22 · Long Beach, CA · October 9, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 9, 1981
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9068TRobinson R22
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811009066499A
Case key
123527

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3013   81/10/9   LONG BEACH,CA       ROBINSON R22        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1109                    N9068T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 601 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            283 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- DRG PRACTICE AUTO RCVRY FLARE,STU ROLLED ON THROTTLE BGN OVRSD,IP RDCD THROTTLE AS STU LVLD ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9068T
Reported as
Robinson R22
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Beach

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9068T · 1

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