# Accident 20060529012089A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Skwentna, AK, May 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2006, 19:45 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JKWC
- Location: 62.1222° N, 151.2355° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1222&lon=-151.2355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N688JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688JK-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44RAVENII
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529012089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED WITH SLING AND EMPTY STEEL CAGE ON HOOK. WHILE IN TRANSITION ONE AND A HALF MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT HE FELT A SHUDDER IN THE TAIL ROTOR SECTION. PILOT JETTISONED THE LOAD AND MADE AN EMERGENCY APPROACH TO A SMALL OPENING. AS THEY CAME TO A TWO OR THREE FOOT HOVER HE HAD NO TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH ROTATION TO THE RIGHT (CLOCKWISE), CONTACTED GROUND AND ROLLED OVER ONTO THE LEFT 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 ANC06LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA064), May 30, 2006: Robinson R44 (N688JK), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper rigging of the external sling load, which allowed the suspended load/cargo cable to entangle and disable the tail rotor control, resulting in a loss of control during cruise and…

## Other reports on N688JK (1)

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

- [Accident 20050725018309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050725018309A), Jul 25, 2005: Robsin R44RAVENII (N688JK), Salcha, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Airman selected an unsuitable landing site which contained an obstruction (a dead tree). When he detected the tree he altered his approach path slightly…

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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