# Accident 19990925027889A: Robsin R22ALPHA, St. George, UT, September 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1999, 18:40 local time
- Place: St. George, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1791° N, 113.5997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1791&lon=-113.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8360J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8360J-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925027889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1999, APPROX. 1840 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R22, N8360J, OPERATED BY RUESCH MACHINES, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES WHILE MANEUVERING 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. GEORGE, UTAH. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ST. GEORGE AT 1655.  PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE PILOT RECEIVED AN OUTLOOK WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE CEDAR CITY AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.  NO OTHER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED, NOR WAS THERE ANY FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE PILOT.  THE PILOT TOLD THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT HE HAD STRUCK POWERLINES 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. GEORGE.  HE ALSO REPORTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.  ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PILOT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.                        (-23)PILOT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH PF ST. GEORGE, UTAH, PRACTICING RAPID DECELERATION MANEUVERS.  WHILE PRACTICING THE PILOT FLEW INTO THE TOP WIRE OF A SINGLE PHASE POWER LINE.  THE RIGHT LANDING SKID HAD HOOKED THE   TOP WIRE. THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED IN FLIGHT PULLING THE WIRE AND SLOWING THE SPEED OF THE HELICOPTER.  THE WIRE SNAPPED AND THE RIGHT SKID SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER.  THE HELICOPTER THEN FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA171), Sep 26, 1999: Robinson R22 (N8360J), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout. Factors included the pilot concentrating on the maneuver being practiced to such an extent that he was inattentive to outside surroundings, and the sun glare.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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