On July 12, 2016, a Robinson R-44, registration RA-06338, was involved in an aviation accident at a former DOSAAF airfield in the Khutorskaya district of Stavropol, Russia. The incident occurred during what was identified as an emergency landing.
The pilot-in-command was seated in the right-side designated seat and was wearing the required seat belts at the time of the event. Following the landing, the pilot reported the accident to the Stavropol Air Traffic Control Center via mobile phone at 13:31. Emergency response teams from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Stavropol Region arrived at the scene at approximately 14:55.
Upon arrival, rescue crews confirmed that the pilot was alive and that no fire had broken out at the site. The aircraft's automatic rescue system did not activate because the overload threshold was not exceeded. The pilot sustained minor bodily injuries during the event.
Technical analysis of the incident highlighted the mechanics of dynamic rotation. This phenomenon occurs when landing gear contacts a fixed object, causing the aircraft to rotate around the obstacle rather than its center of gravity. The report noted that once such rotation begins, deflecting the control stick in the opposite direction is often ineffective, and the most efficient way to prevent or stop the development of such rotation is to reduce the overall pitch of the main rotor by quickly moving the throttle lever downward.