What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 28, 2019, N661CG, a Robinson R-66 serial number 0057, departed a football stadium at Alexandria senior high (ash) in Alexandria, LA. The intended landing point was the pilot?s personal place of business approximately four miles east of the departure point. The flight took place in night VMC conditions.
The commercial pilot conducting this flight is the registered owner of the aircraft. There were two passengers on board. There were no injuries. The flight was conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The pilot stated that he normally flies during the day and usually makes all of his local flights at 500 feet. Since this flight was a night flight, he elected to fly at 1400 feet for an added safety margin. Upon reaching the point he normally starts his decent into his property during the day, he began his decent as normal but failed to account for the additional 900 feet of altitude. When pilot was asked if he increased his descent rate and possibly encountered settling with power, he simply responded, ?maybe, I don?t know?.
The aircraft wreckage was moved to his shop and the FAA and NTSB were notified 24 hours later on October 29, 2019 at 1945 (local). Personnel from the baton rouge FSDO traveled to the pilot?s place of business and inspected the aircraft on October 31, 2019. Though the pilot indicated he would be there for this inspection, he failed to attend.
The pilot failed to produce any records for himself (I.e. logbooks) or the aircraft. 44709 reexamination and enforcement action has been initiated.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 28, 2019, N661CG, A ROBINSON R-66 SERIAL NUMBER 0057, DEPARTED A FOOTBALL STADIUM AT ALEXANDRIA SENIOR HIGH (ASH) IN ALEXANDRIA, LA. THE INTENDED LANDING POINT WAS THE PILOT?S PERSONAL PLACE OF BUSINESS APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES EAST OF THE DEPARTURE POINT. THE FLIGHT TOOK PLACE IN NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS.
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT CONDUCTING THIS FLIGHT IS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NORMALLY FLIES DURING THE DAY AND USUALLY MAKES ALL OF HIS LOCAL FLIGHTS AT 500 FEET. SINCE THIS FLIGHT WAS A NIGHT FLIGHT, HE ELECTED TO FLY AT 1400 FEET FOR AN ADDED SAFETY MARGIN. UPON REACHING THE POINT HE NORMALLY STARTS HIS DECENT INTO HIS PROPERTY DURING THE DAY, HE BEGAN HIS DECENT AS NORMAL BUT FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDITIONAL 900 FEET OF ALTITUDE. WHEN PILOT WAS ASKED IF HE INCREASED HIS DESCENT RATE AND POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED SETTLING WITH POWER, HE SIMPLY RESPONDED, ?MAYBE, I DON?T KNOW?.
THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS MOVED TO HIS SHOP AND THE FAA AND NTSB WERE NOTIFIED 24 HOURS LATER ON OCTOBER 29, 2019 AT 1945 (LOCAL). PERSONNEL FROM THE BATON ROUGE FSDO TRAVELED TO THE PILOT?S PLACE OF BUSINESS AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON OCTOBER 31, 2019. THOUGH THE PILOT INDICATED HE WOULD BE THERE FOR THIS INSPECTION, HE FAILED TO ATTEND.
THE PILOT FAILED TO PRODUCE ANY RECORDS FOR HIMSELF (I.E. LOGBOOKS) OR THE AIRCRAFT. 44709 REEXAMINATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTION HAS BEEN INITIATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.