# Accident 20120810018149A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Belgium, WI, August 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Belgium, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5247° N, 87.8003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5247&lon=-87.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 75 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA573) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120810018149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN12LA573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA573), Aug 10, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N144DZ), Belgium, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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