20210928016819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Miami, FL · September 28, 2021

Date
September 28, 2021 · 19:02 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami Exec
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N212HT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA387
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
190 total92 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 28, 2021, N212HT, an R44 landed on alpha helipad on ifc north ramp, Miami executive airport. While maneuvering to the ramp and landing, the pilot induced a loss of yaw control. Lifted and crashed into the fence. It is evident, the pilot did not roll the throttle down from 101% when he landed. The aggressiveness of the left yaw requires full left pedal input with the engines producing more than idle speed. With the ease and speed of the helicopter lifting, required a lifting of the collective and engines producing 101%. Miami dade fire rescue called the tower to advise about the helicopter, and an alert iii was issued. 4 sob, minor injuries reported by privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2021, N212HT, AN R44 LANDED ON ALPHA HELIPAD ON IFC NORTH RAMP, MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE RAMP AND LANDING, THE PILOT INDUCED A LOSS OF YAW CONTROL. LIFTED AND CRASHED INTO THE FENCE. IT IS EVIDENT, THE PILOT DID NOT ROLL THE THROTTLE DOWN FROM 101% WHEN HE LANDED. THE AGGRESSIVENESS OF THE LEFT YAW REQUIRES FULL LEFT PEDAL INPUT WITH THE ENGINES PRODUCING MORE THAN IDLE SPEED. WITH THE EASE AND SPEED OF THE HELICOPTER LIFTING, REQUIRED A LIFTING OF THE COLLECTIVE AND ENGINES PRODUCING 101%. MIAMI DADE FIRE RESCUE CALLED THE TOWER TO ADVISE ABOUT THE HELICOPTER, AND AN ALERT III WAS ISSUED. 4 SOB, MINOR INJURIES REPORTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.