What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 5, 2009, at approximately 12:55 local time, a Robinson helicopter model R-44 with registration number N440M, piloted by commercial pilot isbelia reyes departed from fernando luis ribas dominici airport (sig) on a 14 CFR part 91. Around 13:10 local time the helicopter landed at a private property in vega alta, PR. At this location Mrs. Reyes picked up her father privacy data omitted, and two friends privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted to continue to Morovis, PR. At approximately 13:20 local time Mrs. Reyes approached the area intended for landing, a helipad 16 feet wide by 30.5 feet long located at an altitude of 1,391 feet above sea level, behind a restaurant in Morovis, PR. After the first recognition pass, Mrs. Reyes began a confined pinnacle approach. When at short final Mrs. Reyes decided to "go around" applying the collective but the helicopter did not respond accordingly. The low RPM buzzard and light was activated. With no airspeed and no altitude, Mrs. Reyes decided to perform an emergency landing. Due to the unresponsiveness of the helicopter, Mrs. Reyes was not able to position both skids on top of the helipad, leaving a portion of the right skid out of the helipad. Suddenly the helicopter flipped over and rested on the left side of the helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 5, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:55 LOCAL TIME, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER MODEL R-44 WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N440M, PILOTED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT ISBELIA REYES DEPARTED FROM FERNANDO LUIS RIBAS DOMINICI AIRPORT (SIG) ON A 14 CFR PART 91. AROUND 13:10 LOCAL TIME THE HELICOPTER LANDED AT A PRIVATE PROPERTY IN VEGA ALTA, PR. AT THIS LOCATION MRS. REYES PICKED UP HER FATHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND TWO FRIENDS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CONTINUE TO MOROVIS, PR. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:20 LOCAL TIME MRS. REYES APPROACHED THE AREA INTENDED FOR LANDING, A HELIPAD 16 FEET WIDE BY 30.5 FEET LONG LOCATED AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,391 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, BEHIND A RESTAURANT IN MOROVIS, PR. AFTER THE FIRST RECOGNITION PASS, MRS. REYES BEGAN A CONFINED PINNACLE APPROACH. WHEN AT SHORT FINAL MRS. REYES DECIDED TO "GO AROUND" APPLYING THE COLLECTIVE BUT THE HELICOPTER DID NOT RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. THE LOW RPM BUZZARD AND LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED. WITH NO AIRSPEED AND NO ALTITUDE, MRS. REYES DECIDED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DUE TO THE UNRESPONSIVENESS OF THE HELICOPTER, MRS. REYES WAS NOT ABLE TO POSITION BOTH SKIDS ON TOP OF THE HELIPAD, LEAVING A PORTION OF THE RIGHT SKID OUT OF THE HELIPAD. SUDDENLY THE HELICOPTER FLIPPED OVER AND RESTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.