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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R44 · Hibbing, MN · November 5, 2000

Date: November 5, 2000 · 08:53 local
Place: Hibbing, MN
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CPGA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7037A
Reported as: Robsin R44
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,730 total507 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N7037ARegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 4587 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA

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) Powerline patrol, made high recon of the intended landing site, commenced approach to land, broke off approach when landing area did not appear to be suitable. A/c was turned into the sun and pilot lost visual contact with tower guide wire until last second, tried to bank away but rotor blade tips contacted guide wire, pilot then made a precautionary landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) POWERLINE PATROL, MADE HIGH RECON OF THE INTENDED LANDING SITE, COMMENCED APPROACH TO LAND, BROKE OFF APPROACH WHEN LANDING AREA DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SUITABLE. A/C WAS TURNED INTO THE SUN AND PILOT LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH TOWER GUIDE WIRE UNTIL LAST SECOND, TRIED TO BANK AWAY BUT ROTOR BLADE TIPS CONTACTED GUIDE WIRE, PILOT THEN MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.