# Accident 20060531013939A: Robsin R44, Stapleton, NE, May 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2006, 18:35 local time
- Place: Stapleton, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4331° N, 100.4839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4331&lon=-100.4839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544LB-2008-07-16) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 55 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060531013939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING ON UNEVEN TERRAIN, THE PILOT ADDED POWER LIFTING OFF THE GROUND AND STRUCK A TREE WITH THE MAIN ROTOR. THE HELICOPTER THEN HAD A HARD LANDING. DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER WAS THE MAIN ROTOR TAIL BOOM AND SKIDS.

## 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 CHI06CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA143), May 31, 2006: Robinson R44 (N544LB), Stapleton, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance fron the tree during landing. A factor was the tree.

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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