# Incident 20170702005659I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Bornite, AK, July 2, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2017, 08:45 local time
- Place: Bornite, AK
- Airport: Remote Drill Site
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UPXC
- Location: 67.0592° N, 156.9428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bornite, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0592&lon=-156.9428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7528Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7528Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,395 total, 3,470 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170702005659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SHUT DOWN THE HELICOPTER ON A REMOTE DRILLING PAD.  WHEN THE PILOT STEPPED OUT TO LOAD THE AIRCRAFT IT ROLLED BACKWARD OFF THE PAD DUE TO NOT LANDING MORE FORWARD ON THE PAD.

## Other reports on N7528Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20060312003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312003399A), Mar 12, 2006: Robsin R44RAVENII (N7528Z), Illiamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot, with one passenger on board, was operating his R44 helicopter on a CFR 135 passenger-carrying flight approximately 17 miles west of Illiamna,…

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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