# Accident 20110927022359A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Clearwater, FL, September 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2011, 16:20 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater St. Petersburg Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9061° N, 82.6856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9061&lon=-82.6856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982DH-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,763 total, 289 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA505) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110927022359A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2011, AT 1620 LOCAL TIME, A ROBINSON R-44, N982DH, REGISTERED TO NEED 2 FLY AVIATION LLC, ROLLED OVER AFTER LIFT OFF WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AND ENDED AT ST. PETERSBURG CLEARWATER AIRPORT (PIE).

## 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 ERA11CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA505), Sep 27, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N982DH), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent rollover.

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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