- Date
- May 30, 1990, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90787Robinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900530017869A
- Case key
- 26827
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, failue to maintain correct rotor RPM, and improper use of the flight controls.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that while attempting to land, he realized his altitude and landing speed were high as were the engine and rotor speeds. He reduced the throttle, then he lost control, and the helicopter began to spin. Before impacting the ground, he raised the collective control and pulled the cyclic stick, but failed to push the right pedal to stop the spinning action.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90787
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0292
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hiser Helicopter Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- L66 · Corona, CA
- Airport
- L66 · Corona, runway 27, 3,200 × 75 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 21 total · 21 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.