20220217000929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · White Plains, NY · February 17, 2022

Date
February 17, 2022 · 10:08 local
Place
White Plains, NY
Airport
Westchester County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
W1ZA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N929WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA135
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,844 total1,684 in this make and model72 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.

17 Feb 2022 @ 1008 EST / 1508Z pilot was landing at hpn on helicopter platform at FBO close to intersection of taxiways 'k' and 'c' in what the pilot reports is a crosswind when during landing the helicopter right skid struck the platform and the helicopter had a dynamic roll over to the right side with main rotor striking ramp. Substantial damage to main rotor blades and mast, transmission mounting, tail rotor blades, tail boom vertical and horizontal surfaces, tail boom skin and interior stringers, RH exterior cockpit structural frames and windscreen, tail boom mounting flange bracket broken.

Minor fuel and transmission oil spillage was remediated by responding airport fire rescue. Pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

17 FEB 2022 @ 1008 EST / 1508Z PILOT WAS LANDING AT HPN ON HELICOPTER PLATFORM AT FBO CLOSE TO INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS 'K' AND 'C' IN WHAT THE PILOT REPORTS IS A CROSSWIND WHEN DURING LANDING THE HELICOPTER RIGHT SKID STRUCK THE PLATFORM AND THE HELICOPTER HAD A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE WITH MAIN ROTOR STRIKING RAMP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND MAST, TRANSMISSION MOUNTING, TAIL ROTOR BLADES, TAIL BOOM VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SURFACES, TAIL BOOM SKIN AND INTERIOR STRINGERS, RH EXTERIOR COCKPIT STRUCTURAL FRAMES AND WINDSCREEN, TAIL BOOM MOUNTING FLANGE BRACKET BROKEN.

MINOR FUEL AND TRANSMISSION OIL SPILLAGE WAS REMEDIATED BY RESPONDING AIRPORT FIRE RESCUE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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