20200808016139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Logan, IA · August 8, 2020

Date: August 8, 2020 · 18:30 local
Place: Logan, IA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 1JHG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N89LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA330
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N89LARegistration cancelled Nov 25, 2020 · Robinson Helicopter R44 IIS/N 10984 · Built 2005 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 II Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot noticed engine and rotor RPM issues associated with a "popping" noise. Helicopter entered power on decent, pilot flared and impacted the ground hard, which rolled the helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT NOTICED ENGINE AND ROTOR RPM ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH A "POPPING" NOISE. HELICOPTER ENTERED POWER ON DECENT, PILOT FLARED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD, WHICH ROLLED THE HELICOPTER.

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 CEN20LA330Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLogan, IAThe failure of the lower actuator bearing support brackets, which resulted in the misalignment of the clutch actuator, a loss of belt tension on the main rotor drive system, and a subsequent forced landing.Aug 8, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N89LA · 1

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

Incident 20120809016909ILanding: Approach · Lake City, AROn August 9, 2012, at approximately 1130 CST, a Robinson R44, N89LA, registered to ag rotarie inc, collided with a guidewire and autorotated in to a cotton field in Lake City, Arkansas while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at…Aug 9, 2012 · Minor damage