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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Belgium, WI · August 10, 2012

Date
August 10, 2012 · 10:00 local
Place
Belgium, WI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N144DZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA573
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total75 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot experienced a hard landing during which both skid toes failed and impacted the rotor system causing substantial damage to the blades.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING WHICH BOTH SKID TOES FAILED AND IMPACTED THE ROTOR SYSTEM CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BLADES.

NTSB investigation

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