# Incident 20160512007559I: Robinson Helicopter R44, Redlands, CA, May 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2016, 13:50 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 4KMA
- Location: 34.0556° N, 117.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redlands, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0556&lon=-117.1825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N363SK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 228 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160512007559I

## Narrative

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

A FAA INSPECTOR WAS ADMINSTERING AN AIRCRAFT COMPETENCY CHECK TO AN AIRMAN AS PART OF A PART 135 AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATION.  THE AIRMAN, WHO WAS ON THE CONTROLS, WAS PERFORMING A HOVERING AUTOROTATION ON A TAXIWAY PARALELL TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  THE AIRMAN INITIATED THE MANEUVER BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE TO IDLE.  THE AIRMAN, UNKNOWINGLY, MADE A RIGHT REAR CYCLIC INPUT WHICH CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO DESCEND RIGHT SKID LANDING GEAR LOW AND AFT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND THEN BOUNCED BACK UP APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET.  THE FAA INSPECTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.  A POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DDAMAGE TO THE AFT ENGINE COWLING ASSEMBLE AND AFT LANDING GEAR FAIRING NEAR THE RIGHT SKID CROSSBAR ATTACHING POINT.

## Other reports on N363SK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150115000979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150115000979I), Jan 15, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N363SK), Moreno Valley, CA, No damage. Helicopter made a precautionary landing after the aircraft experienced moderate to severe vibrations followed by loss of RPM and a low RPM warning. Pilot…

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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