# Accident 20060519015789A: Robsin R44, Indiantown, FL, May 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2006, 16:05 local time
- Place: Indiantown, FL
- Airport: Indiantown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0364° N, 80.4400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0364&lon=-80.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14MY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14MY) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060519015789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 19, 2006 A ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER N14MY, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS FLYING FROM WITHAM FIELD AIRPORT (KUSA) TO INDIANTOWN AIRPORT (X58). THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD FOR THIS DAY 14 CFR 91 VFR FLIGHT. ON RETURN TO X58 THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CONDUCTED AN AUTOROTATION TO RUNWAY 31 WITH A POWER RECOVERY. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION MANUEVER, A SECOND WAS ATTEMPTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO TRY ONE ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. ON THE ATTEMPT, THE PILOT STATED HE ACCELERATED TOO MUCH BEFORE COMING OUT OF THE FLARE. UPON LANDING, THE RIGHT FORWARD SKID BROKE AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED THE GROUND. DURING THIS TIME, THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAILBOOM CUTTING IT OFF JUST FORWARD OF THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX. THE WITNESS ON BOARD STATED THAT UPON LANDING THE BACK OF THE SKIDS CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST AND ROCKED THE HELICOPTER FORWARD ONTO THE FRONT SKIDS. THE MAIN ROTOR THEN CONTACTED THE TAILBOOM CUTTING IT OFF. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO A REST UPRIGHT AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.

## 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 ANC06CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA057), May 19, 2006: Robinson R-44 (N14MY), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing and subsequent nose down when the helicopter pilot misjudged the landing flare during a touchdown autorotation.

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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