2005 Robinson R44 accident at Olevano Romano (I-NEVY)

Incident overview and flight history On 25 July 2005 at 07:00 UTC (09:00 local time), a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter, registration I-NEVY, crashed on a private property in the locality of Colle degli Zingari, within the territory of Olevano Romano, Rome, Italy. The aircraft was operating under visual flight rules for a tourism purpose. The pilot, who was also the operator, had departed from an occasional heliport in Velletri to inspect renovation work at his own property. Upon reaching the intended landing area, the pilot lost control of the helicopter near the ground. The aircraft impacted the terrain and came to rest on its left side, with the tail boom, tail rotor, and main rotor severed. The pilot exited the aircraft independently and sustained minor abrasions. ## Aircraft and personnel The helicopter was a Robinson R44A Raven II, built in 2004, with a maximum takeoff weight of 1,134 kg and a Textron Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 engine rated at 205 hp. The aircraft had approximately 120 flight hours on the airframe and engine. The pilot was a 47-year-old Italian male holding a valid private pilot license for helicopters, with a total of 141.32 flight hours, all on R22 and R44 models. He had 69 hours and 5 minutes on the specific aircraft I-NEVY. ## Damage and investigation The accident caused extensive damage to the aircraft, including a clean cut of the tail boom, detached tail planes, broken tail rotor blades, broken cabin transparencies, and main rotor blades severed from the hub. There was no damage to third parties or environmental pollution. The investigation was conducted by the Italian National Agency for the Safety of Flight (ANSV) in accordance with Annex 13 to the Chicago Convention. The report was issued under number A/21/05.