20010413007769I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R44 · Grand Prairie, TX · April 13, 2001

Date: April 13, 2001 · 09:30 local
Place: Grand Prairie, TX
Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7089L
Reported as: Robsin R44

N7089LRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2008 · Robinson Helicopter R44S/N 0605 · Built 1999 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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)On April 13, 2001, at 0930, a Robinson R-44 aircraft, N7089L, owned by privacy data omitted was involved in an incident while maintenance ground checks(blade tracking) was being performed. There was no intent to fly the helicopter. The aircraft main rotor blades were damaged, the tail boom was bent, and the pilot wind screen had a hole in it. There were no injuries to the mechanic that was operating the aircraft. The mechanic holds an A&P certificate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 13, 2001, AT 0930, A ROBINSON R-44 AIRCRAFT, N7089L, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHILE MAINTENANCE GROUND CHECKS(BLADE TRACKING) WAS BEING PERFORMED. THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY THE HELICOPTER. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED, THE TAIL BOOM WAS BENT, AND THE PILOT WIND SCREEN HAD A HOLE IN IT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE MECHANIC THAT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC HOLDS AN A&P CERTIFICATE.