ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180462
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| Date: | Monday 5 October 2015 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 I |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N442RP |
| MSN: | 1277 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2078 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540F1 SERIE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | AgLand Cooperative Fertilizer Plant, Highway 44, Parkston, South Dakot -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Parkston, SD |
| Parkston, SD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot landed the helicopter adjacent to a building and intended to shut down the engine to install the spray system, which was located on a trailer parked next to the helicopter; however, he was then asked to give a ride to 3 company employees. As the helicopter lifted off with the passengers onboard, the pilot reported that a tailwind pushed the helicopter forward and into the trailer and the adjacent building, and that he “did not have time to recover.” The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation and stated that a “less confined” takeoff location “would have been preferred.” Given the confined location of the takeoff, it is likely that the pilot did not have adequate space to compensate for the tailwind condition experienced during the takeoff, which resulted in collision with obstacles.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to take off from a confined area and his failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the takeoff, which resulted in collision with obstacles.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=442RP
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 2003 | N227G | Ameriflight Aviation | 0 | Lake Ozark, Missouri | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2015 17:03 | otherball | Added |
| 26-Feb-2016 21:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2018 14:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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