# Accident 20050205001449A: Robsin R44, Minneapolis, MN, February 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1450° N, 93.2114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1450&lon=-93.2114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7091C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7091C-2013-04-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540F1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,839 total, 916 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050205001449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANE FOLLOWING A VFR FLIGHT TO MENOMONIE, WI (W11). PILOT HAD LANDED THE HELICOPTER ON A TRAILER, BUT HE HAD DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT STRAIGHT ON THE TRAILER. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT, A GUST OF WIND REPORTEDLY CAUSED THE RIGHT SKID TO SLIP OFF THE TRAILER. AIRCRAFT FELL ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 CHI05CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA066), Feb 5, 2005: Robinson R44 (N7091C), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the helicopter while maneuvering to center the helicopter on a cart. A factor associated with the…

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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