Robinson R22 Autorotates Successfully onto Honolulu Street

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Used Aircraft Guide: Robinson R22

Dateline 1991: The aircraft economic climate was stronger than in the current world, and Frank Robinsons tiny two-place piston helicopter outsold every manufacturer of general aviation aircraft in the U.S. Thats impressive since fixed-wing operations outnumber rotor ops at most GA airports. Helicopters can easily clobber the average operating budget and have limited mission profiles. They arent exactly simple to pilot, either. But the R22 is more than an entry-level and lower-cost machine. Its versatile and up for the challenge to support numerous mission profiles including airborne law enforcement, aerial photography and personal travel missions.

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July 25, 2008, Rosharon, Texas, Robinson R22

The commercial pilot was maneuvering the helicopter over a rice field when the tail rotor "dipped into the rice causing it to fail." As a result, he lost control of the helicopter and it impacted the ground hard, causing the main rotor blade to flex and sever the tail boom.

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