20201010019029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrom Helicopter 480 · Putnam, CT · October 10, 2020

Date
October 10, 2020 · 14:11 local
Place
Putnam, CT
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N899RT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA016
Reported as
Enstrom Helicopter 480
Reported engine
Allison 250 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

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On October 10, 2020, at approximately 09:00, privacy data omitted(PIC) and two passengers privacy data omitted took off from C44 to brookline NH. The return flight arrived back at C44 airport at approximately 14:00. privacy data omitted Approached to land on his helicopter dolly. Upon touchdown on the dolly, privacy data omitted attempted to reposition the helicopter on the dolly. During the repositioning of the helicopter, a gust of wind shifted one of the skids off the dolly and the helicopter entered into a dynamic rollover and was not recoverable. The helicopter came to rest on the part of the helicopter dolly and pinned privacy data omitted leg between the helicopter and the dolly. The two passengers exited the helicopter and called 911. The fire department arrived on scene and extracted privacy data omitted from the helicopter. He was flown to privacy data omitted hospital as a precautionary measure. privacy data omitted Sustained only very minor injuries and was released from the hospital.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 10, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(PIC) AND TWO PASSENGERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM C44 TO BROOKLINE NH. THE RETURN FLIGHT ARRIVED BACK AT C44 AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPROACHED TO LAND ON HIS HELICOPTER DOLLY. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE DOLLY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE HELICOPTER ON THE DOLLY. DURING THE REPOSITIONING OF THE HELICOPTER, A GUST OF WIND SHIFTED ONE OF THE SKIDS OFF THE DOLLY AND THE HELICOPTER ENTERED INTO A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AND WAS NOT RECOVERABLE. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON THE PART OF THE HELICOPTER DOLLY AND PINNED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEG BETWEEN THE HELICOPTER AND THE DOLLY. THE TWO PASSENGERS EXITED THE HELICOPTER AND CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND EXTRACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE HELICOPTER. HE WAS FLOWN TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED ONLY VERY MINOR INJURIES AND WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.

NTSB investigation

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