Date:	Tuesday 30 March 2010
Time:	15:00 LT
Type:	Robinson R44 Raven II
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	VH-
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Flying Fox Station, 200 km E of Katherine, NT -   Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Flying Fox station helipad
Destination airport:	Numbulwar helipad
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The Robinson was taking off from Flying Fox station when strong winds associated with Cyclone Paul forced the pilot to make a controlled landing.

Superintendent Brent Warren said the pilot was taking two passengers, who are employees of the Roper Gulf Shire, to Numbulwar in east Arnhem Land. "He reports that he experienced some difficulty on take off and attempted to do a controlled descent and land the aircraft," Superintendent Warren added: "However he had trouble on landing and has damaged the aircraft.

The helicopter was damaged when its landed on its side, but all three occupants escaped unhurt.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/strong-winds-bring-down-chopper-three-escape-injury-7006361.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/31/2861153.htm?site=darwin&source=rss
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/state-of-emergency-declared-in-arnhem-land/story-e6frf7jx-1225848196168
http://www.aircrashconsult.info/March_10_more.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
31-Mar-2010 01:28	Petro	Added
31-Mar-2010 03:54	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-Feb-2012 16:12	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative]
07-Jun-2022 10:09	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Narrative]