# NTSB Accident MIA98LA161
> **REVOLUTION MINI-500** · 1998-05-13 · VILLA RICA, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA161
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10156
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-13
- **Location:** VILLA RICA, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.729946, -84.920608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** REVOLUTION
- **Model:** MINI-500
- **Registration:** N355RM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The  pilot's choice of landing area during a precautionary landing adjacent to the runway.  This resulted in an in-flight collision of the left skid with a rock during a cyclic flare, loss of directional control, and subsequent collision of the main rotor blade with the tail boom.

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