# Incident 20180612007599I: Robinson R-44, Grand Forks, ND, June 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2018, 18:00 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79RH) (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 R-44
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,410 total, 112 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180612007599I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WAS INTRODUCCING THE RUN-ON LANDING MANEUVER TO A PRIVATE PILOT IN THE R-44 TRANSISTION/QUALIFICATION COURSE.  THE RUN-ON LANDING WAS A SOD AREA OF THE AIRPORT THAT WAS FREQUENTLY USED FOR THE MANEUVER AND HAS BEEN USED FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT CONDUCT A SURFACE RECON. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATLY 10 KNOTS AND WHILE SLIDING FORWARD THE INSTRUCTOR SAW A FIELD DRAIN STICKING UP APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES.  THE INSTRUCTOR RAISED THE COLLECTIVE TO AVOID STRIKING THE DRAIN. THE LEFT SKID STRUCK THE DRAIN ABOUT MIDWAY ALONG THE SKID WHERE IT CAUGHT ON TO A SKID PAD AND BROKE THE CENTER SECTION OF THE SKID TUBE BETWEEN THE TWO CROSS TUBES AWAY. BOTH MANUFACTURERS VERTICAL AND LATERAL HARDING LANDING INSPECTIONS REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE SKID, LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS AND A DENTED ENGINE COWL ON THE LEFT SIDE. CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE AIRPORT HAD NOT MOWED THE GRASS AND IT CONCEALED THE DRAIN FROM VISION UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. THESE HAZARDS WERE KNOWN TO THE INSTRUCTOR BUT THEY HAD NOT BEEN MARKED LIKE THOSE IN ANOTHER AREA OF THE AIRPORT WHERE SIMULIAR ACTIVITIES ARE COMMON.

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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