ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190405
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| Date: | Monday 22 December 1975 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Robinson Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N67010 |
| MSN: | 0001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Zamperini Field, Torrance, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Zamperini Field, Torrance, Calfornia (TOA/KTOA) |
| Zamperini Field, Torrance, California (TOA/KTOA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
N67010 was the first prototype Robinson R22 helicopter, which had first flown on August 28, 1975. It was substantially damaged on December 22 1975 in a heavy landing at Zamperini Field, Torrance, California. According to the NTSB report, the helicopter was substantially damaged in a hard, power off auto-rotative landing, causing the landing gear to collapse. Also, per the NTSB report "PROBABLE CAUSE(S) - PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M."
After the first R22 prototype was damaged, ship 0002 was used for several years of flight testing and technical analysis to complete the Model R22’s original FAA Certification program and obtain the FAA Type Certificate in March of 1979
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX76FUA17 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=51540&key=0&queryId=c583600f-e709-4c27-86eb-cc7c69104bfb&pgno=6&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=67010
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1287
4. http://www.robinsonheli.com/media/pressrelease/national.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2016 23:43 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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