# Accident 20040827026889A: Robsin R44, Wildwood, NJ, August 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2004, 21:45 local time
- Place: Wildwood, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0083° N, 74.9081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0083&lon=-74.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315SG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 877 total, 526 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040827026889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING LANDING OPERATION THE HELICOPTER SKID GOT CAUGHT UNDER PART OF THE DOLLY IT WAS LANDING ON. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ESTABLISH CONTROL BUT THE HELICOPTER, BEING STUCK, ROLLED OVER TO ITS SIDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA199), Aug 28, 2004: Robinson R44 (N315SG), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while conducting a nighttime landing to a dolly, which resulted in a stuck skid, and subsequent hard landing. A factor was the nighttime conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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