# Accident 20110305002169A: Robinson He R44 II, Weston, FL, March 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2011, 05:55 local time
- Place: Weston, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2622° N, 80.5472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2622&lon=-80.5472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4168W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4168W-2011-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110305002169A

## Narrative

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

FAA ARRIVE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AT 1400 HRS. FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION OFFICER WERE IN THE BOAT RAMP WAITING TO TAKE US TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN UNDER POWER TO THE GROUND AND BOTH SKID HAD INITIAL IMPACT INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP FOWARD AND REST ON ITS SIDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.LATER THAT DAY INSPECTOR FERNANDEZ AND VONGUNTEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET AN STATEMENT FROM THE PIC MR. MARK S. PALMIERI,  INSPECTORS OBTAINED A SIGNED STATEMENT FROM THE PIC.

## 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 ERA11CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA180), Mar 5, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N4168W), Weston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and physical alertness which resulted in an in-flight collision with the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.

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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