20170609008149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson R44 II · Douglas, WY · June 9, 2017

Date
June 9, 2017 · 08:20 local
Place
Douglas, WY
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N590GG
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA219
Reported as
Robinson R-44 II
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
17,457 total4,850 in this make and model80 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 stated his approach was at a steep angle and a sudden tail wind created loss of control.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HIS APPROACH WAS AT A STEEP ANGLE AND A SUDDEN TAIL WIND CREATED LOSS OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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