# Incident 20000503020009I: Robsin R22MARINER, Circle, AK, May 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Circle, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QOFC
- Location: 65.8256° N, 144.0606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circle, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.8256&lon=-144.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8353M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8353M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22MARINER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,659 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000503020009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MANEUVERING ON LEE SIDE OF MOUNTAIN AT 3800 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL WITH GUSTY AND TURBULENT WINDS, TRACKING CARIBOU FOR FISH AND GAME. AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DOWN DRAFT. DURING RECOVERY THE HELICOPTER STRUCK ROCKS, WHICH SHEARED OFF THE LANDING GEAR SKIDS. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BELLY IN THE TUNDRA FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.

## Other reports on N8353M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020223002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020223002219A), Feb 23, 2002: Robsin R22MARINER (N8353M), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. (-23) Accident #ANC02LA017 ptrs #2002B 1306 on Saturday, feb. 23, a FAR part 91 helicopter flight was to practice animal capture work in the flats se of fai.…

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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