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| Date: | Saturday 25 January 1992 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4046H |
| MSN: | 1651 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minneapolis, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING RUN ON LANDINGS AND SIMULATED FORCED LANDINGS WITH AN AUTOROTATION AND A POWER RECOVERY. DURING ONE SUCH APPROACH HE SAID HE MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND FLIGHT PATH, AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK WITH THE TAIL ROTOR, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Probable Cause: A MISJUDGED AUTOROTATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA081
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 1999 | N4046H | Heliflite | 0 | Pompano Beach Airpark, Pompano Beach, Florida | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 08:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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