# Accident 20191028020489A: Robinson Helicopter Co R66, Alexandria, LA, October 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2019, 19:45 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2383° N, 92.4378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2383&lon=-92.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N661CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N661CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R66 (registry code 7640130, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C300 series (registry code 54225, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191028020489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA20CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA052), Oct 29, 2019: Robinson R66 (N661CG), Alexandria, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's fixation on the instrument panel, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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