# Accident 20220217000929A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, White Plains, NY, February 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2022, 10:08 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: W1ZA
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,844 total, 1,684 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220217000929A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA135), Feb 17, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N929WA), White Plains, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain stabilized lateral control during landing in gusty conditions which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the skids contacted the platform unevenly.

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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