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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 2017 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-IIA |
| MSN: | 10327 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Raukokore River -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a private operation, the pilot in command approached to land on a river bank. When the pilot flared the aircraft on landing, the tail rotor contacted the ground and came free. The aircraft then spun a number of times before coming to rest on its le ft side. There was substantial damage to the aircraft tail boom, main rotor blades, left side of the fuselage and firewall. Operators should make use of suitable landing areas and maintain awareness of their approach profile to ensure they keep sufficient tail rotor clearance at all times.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 17/935
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:27 | ASN | Added |
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