# Accident 20060513026779A: Robsin R44II, East Troy, WI, May 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2006, 10:45 local time
- Place: East Troy, WI
- Airport: East Troy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Q33E
- Location: 42.7972° N, 88.3725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7972&lon=-88.3725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442GS-2006-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 ASTRO (registry code 7640121, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-astro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44II
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,720 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060513026779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 13, 2006, AT 1045 CDT, AT EAST TROY AIRPORT (57C), THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A COMMERCIAL PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF IN A ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER, N442GS, WHEN THE HELICOPTER'S ROTOR STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHICH WAS LOCATED JUST OFF THE HANGAR APRON, AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND EJECTED A PASSENGER. THE PART 91 FLIGHT WAS LOCAL IN NATURE AND NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN, HOWEVER THE PILOT DID RECEIVE A COMPUTER WEATHER BRIEFING. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT WAS 800 SCT, LIGHT MIST WITH 3 OR 4 MILES VISIBILITY. THERE WERE 5 PASSENGERS IN THE AIRCRAFT, ALL WHICH SUSTAINED INJURIES, 1 PASSENGER A CHILD WAS NOT BELTED IN AND WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CHI06FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA128), May 13, 2006: Robinson R44 (N442GS), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to calculate the weight and balance of the helicopter prior to flight, his failure to recognize and correct the forward center of gravity condition and his failure to abort 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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