# Accident 20110915021219A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Ocate, NM, September 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2011, 19:15 local time
- Place: Ocate, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2556° N, 105.0561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2556&lon=-105.0561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828PM-2013-07-03) (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: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540F1 SERIE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA648) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110915021219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE FELT VIBRATION DURING FLIGHT AND ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR PREVIOUS LANDING SITE. DURING APPROACH, AIRCRAFT BEGAN UNCONTROLLABLE TURN TO LEFT AND PILOT, ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT CYCLIC AND TO AVOID 25' TALL POWERLINES, STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT SKID.  MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DESTROYED ON IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT DID NOT ROLL.  PILOT APPEARED TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH NECK AND BACK INJURIES.  PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND NOT HOSPITALIZED.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

## 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 CEN11LA648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA648), Sep 15, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N828PM), Ocate, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and a partial loss of engine power.

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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