Robinson R22
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Rotorcraft
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 800; Flight Crew Type 680
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
Was conducting a routine training flight and on departure experienced loss of engine power. Made a right turn crossing the extended center line of runway 15 at or below 100 feet AGL.  Executed a routine emergency landing on an unused adjacent taxiway.
R-22 Instructor pilot experiences an engine failure shortly after takeoff and is able to auto rotate to an unused taxiway at the departure airport.