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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Bradenton, FL · May 10, 2023

Date
May 10, 2023 · 09:20 local
Place
Bradenton, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62HT
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
42 total42 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

R44, landed in a field and

Pitched forward causing the aircraft to onto the

Left side.

As the FAA filed it

R44, LANDED IN A FIELD AND

PITCHED FORWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ONTO THE

LEFT SIDE.