19991205036139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Sibley, MO · December 5, 1999

Date: December 5, 1999 · 16:04 local
Place: Sibley, MO
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8142L
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 629 total62 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N8142LRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 2416 · Built 1994 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was making a confined area approach, landing to the west, over kcpl power lines. Pilot stated that the sun got into his eyes which hid the power lines. While flairing to slow to desired ground speed pilot stated that the tail rotor impacted the power line, severing it, causing damage to the tail rotor blades and gearbox assembly. Aircraft landed safely without further damage or injury to occupants. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A CONFINED AREA APPROACH, LANDING TO THE WEST, OVER KCPL POWER LINES. PILOT STATED THAT THE SUN GOT INTO HIS EYES WHICH HID THE POWER LINES. WHILE FLAIRING TO SLOW TO DESIRED GROUND SPEED PILOT STATED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR IMPACTED THE POWER LINE, SEVERING IT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND GEARBOX ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE OR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^