20190716023559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Council Bluffs, IA · July 16, 2019

Date: July 16, 2019 · 17:50 local
Place: Council Bluffs, IA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 4CDG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N124LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA428
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N124LARegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Robinson Helicopter R44 IIS/N 12199 · Built 2008 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 II Engine modelLycoming IO-540-AE1A5Reciprocating

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.

Received a phone call from the regional operations center (roc) at 1829 (local time) on 16 July 2019 of a helicopter accident near Council Bluffs, IA. The pilot stated that as he was taking off from the landing platform of his service vehicle one of the helicopter skids caught in an opening on the platform and the helicopter crashed. The helicopter received substantial damage during the accident sequence.

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) AT 1829 (LOCAL TIME) ON 16 JULY 2019 OF A HELICOPTER ACCIDENT NEAR COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE LANDING PLATFORM OF HIS SERVICE VEHICLE ONE OF THE HELICOPTER SKIDS CAUGHT IN AN OPENING ON THE PLATFORM AND THE HELICOPTER CRASHED. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA19CA428Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCouncil Bluff, IAThe pilot's improper cyclic input during liftoff from a landing deck, which resulted in the right skid hooking onto an opening on the landing deck and a subsequent dynamic rollover.Jul 16, 2019 · Substantial damage