# NTSB ERA16WA048: Robinson R66, Sirinhaem Municipality, Brazil, November 11, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 11, 2015, 17:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place: Sirinhaem Municipality, Brazil
- Coordinates: -8.508055, -35.175834 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-8.5081&lon=-35.1758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92357/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA048

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 11, 2015, about 1755 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R66, Brazilian registration PR-EDL, was substantially damaged during an emergency autorotation near Sirinhaem, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, when the main rotor blades contacted and separated the tail boom upon touchdown. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight departed from Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (SBRF) Imbiribeira, Brazil and was enroute to Cucau, Brazil. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center Phones: +55 61 3364-8812 Professional email: international@cenipa.aer.mil.br Address: SHIS QI 05 - ÁREA ESPECIAL 12 - VI COMAR - LAGO SUL BRASÍLIA - DF CEP 71.615-600 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-EDL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R66
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0149
- Engines: Rolls-Royce RR300 300 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: SBRF, Imbirbeira
- Destination: Cucau

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

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.

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