# NTSB Accident FTW91LA053
> **ROBINSON R-22B** · 1991-03-28 · SPRING, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW91LA053
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16607
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-03-28
- **Location:** SPRING, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.040313, -95.529029
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R-22B
- **Registration:** N8050B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, AND HIS FAILURE TO APPLY ADEQUATE CUSHIONING COLLECTIVE PITCH DURING THE FLARE SEGMENT OF THE AUTOROTATION.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AUTOROTATION TECHNIQUE.

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