20110301002369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson He R44 II · Glenwood Spring, CO · March 1, 2011

Date
March 1, 2011 · 10:20 local
Place
Glenwood Spring, CO
Airport
Glenwood Springs Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N74816
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA213
Reported as
Robinson He R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total19 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he was initiating his take off and caught the rear portion of his left skid on the asphault. The aircraft rolled over onto its left side.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS INITIATING HIS TAKE OFF AND CAUGHT THE REAR PORTION OF HIS LEFT SKID ON THE ASPHAULT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.