ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278581
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| Date: | Monday 30 August 2021 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | Pollux Aviation |
| Registration: | N779DZ |
| MSN: | 10149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3438 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pelican, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Sitka, AK |
| Pelican, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing the helicopter on a remote helipad. After touchdown, he lowered the collective and the helicopter rolled backwards sustaining substantial damage to the main rotor system, fuselage, and tail boom. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident may have been prevented if he had received additional training from the company to include landing on different size helipads, and techniques to ensure the helicopter was safely on the helipad before completely lowering the collective.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control while landing on a remote helipad.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC21LA080
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 October 2015 | N779DZ | Pollux Aviation | 0 | Ketchikan, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Jun-2022 07:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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