# Accident 20050619015289A: Robsin R44, Raville, LA, June 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Raville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4117° N, 91.8433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4117&lon=-91.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744MD-2019-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 111 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619015289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SHORT (15 MINUTES) FLIGHTS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY LOCATION (SEE LAT. LONG. COORDINATES). THIS FLIGHT WAS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF FLIGHTS AND LIFTED OFF WITH THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SPIN TO THE RIGHT AND THE LOW RPM AUDIO SOUNDED MOMENTARILY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ROTATION TO THE RIGHT WITH LEFT RUDDER BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT. AT TWENTY FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND FEARING AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN, THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND IN HIS LANGUAGE, "...ENTERED AUTOROTATION." THE PILOT FLARED TO HELP CUSHION THE LANDING AND THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ITS LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS CONFIRMED BY TWO MECHANICS FROM MONROE AIR SERVICE WHO VISITED THE ACCIDENT SITE AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DFW05CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA169), Jun 19, 2005: Robinson R44 (N744MD), Rayville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control following an encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

## Other reports on N744MD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060204002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060204002559A), Feb 4, 2006: Robsin R44 (N744MD), Rayville, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] is a pvt. Pilot with sel, MEL, instrument airplane, and rotorcraft ratings. The pilot [privacy data omitted] suffered an…

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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