# Accident 20070930824729A: Robsin R44, Jackson Center, OH, September 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2007, 16:30 local time
- Place: Jackson Center, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7375° N, 84.0786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7375&lon=-84.0786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8353K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8353K-2022-09-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 295 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070930824729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THE FLIGHT: "I DEPARTED IN A ROBINSON R44, N8353K FROM MY RESIDENCE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ENROUTE TO HANGAR 1/2 MILE WEST ON SAME FARM. THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE SOUTH. I FELT A VIBRATION JUST BEFORE LANDING. I LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND THE HELICOPTER HIT THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. I SHUT DOWN MASTER AND ELECTRIC DOWN AND EXITED THE HELICOPTER." BASED ON THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, HE SAID HE DEVELOPED WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A MAIN ROTOR VIBRATION APPROXIMATELY 50 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING. BASED ON EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, FAILURE OF THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BY FIELD INSPECTION. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED CORN STALKS TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANDING SITE. AFTER CONTACT WITH THE CORN, THE TAIL ROTOR AND GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE TAILBOOM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 30 FT WHERE IT TOUCHED DOWN, THEN ROTATED NEARLY 180 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE, AT WHICH POINT THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT EXITED WITHOUT INJURY. NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 CHI07LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA309), Sep 30, 2007: Robinson R44 (N8353K), Jackson Center, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The reported vibration in the helicopter during an approach for landing for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the mature cornfield.

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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