# Accident 20120527008859A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Peoria, IL, May 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2012, 07:40 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7953° N, 89.6133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7953&lon=-89.6133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1UB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,503 total, 323 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120527008859A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A TAXI HOVER AND A "GUST OF WIND" CAUSED THE TAIL ROTOR TO STRKE THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN12LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA325), May 27, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N1UB), Peoria, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control while hover-taxiing.

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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