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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA85LA232

1985-08-14 SARASOTA, Florida, United States Airport · SRQ None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER PLT LANDED THE HELICOPTER ON A WOOD DECKED LANDING DOLLY. AFTER LANDING HE REDUCED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL FULL DOWN AND REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE WIND WAS ON THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. SHORTLYAFTER LANDING THE WIND SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY. THE ACFT THEN YAWED TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED OVER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DOLLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA232.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.