# Incident 20100419032579I: Robinson He R44 II, Salt Lake City, UT, April 19, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2010, 16:55 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: UZRS
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44DQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44DQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total, 232 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100419032579I

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH TWO STUDENTS ON BOARD AND WERE CLEARED BY THE TOWER TO COME IN OVER I-15 AT 6500 FEET UNTIL ABEAM PARKING AND THEN WERE CLEARED INTO THE RAMP FOR LANDING.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO THEN INITIATE AN AUTOROTATION TO LOSE ALTITUDE QUICKLY.  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE THROTTLE TO RECOVER HE REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT.  HE ATTEMPTED AN INFLIGHT RESTART WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  HE STATED HE TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM HIS STUDENT, MANUEVERED TO LAND AND PERFORMED A FULL DOWN AUTOROTATION LANDING AT A PARK NEAR THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF THE STATE FAIR GROUNDS.

## Other reports on N44DQ (2)

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

- [Accident 20220322004039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220322004039A), Mar 22, 2022: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N44DQ), Howe, ID, Destroyed. Pilot departed his ranch in preston id, headed north. Following a path paralleling highway 28 northwest of the intersection of highway 22 & 28. Pilot stated he…
- [Accident 20131128024169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131128024169A), Nov 28, 2013: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N44DQ), Tunica, MS, Substantial damage. After completion of autorotation with instructor while on the ground, student failed to move anti torque pedals to the neutral position prior to increasing…

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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