# Incident 20210610006679I: Robinson Helicopter Co R66, Destin, FL, June 10, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N857TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N857TL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R66 (registry code 7640130, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 (registry code 54232, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C300/A1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 8 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210610006679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO LAND FROM STEEP APPROACH, GUSTY WINDS INDUCED SETTLING WITH POWER, PILOT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE INCREASING RATE OF DESCENT.

## Other reports on N857TL (1)

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

- [Accident 20210730019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210730019069A), Jul 30, 2021: Robinson Helicopter Co R66 (N857TL), Merry, NE, Substantial damage. On July 30, 2021 at approximately 1230 central daylight time (CDT) a Robinson R66 helicopter was substantially damaged due to impact with terrain after…

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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