# Accident 20030420005319A: Robsin R22BETA, Waterford, PA, April 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Waterford, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2383° N, 79.1581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2383&lon=-79.1581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7192M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7192M-2003-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 215 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420005319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED: DURING LANDING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, HELO STRUCK OVERHEAD POWER LINE. MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE: AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DIRECTED (MARSHALLED) BY A NON AVIATION PERSON. A LACK OF PROPER HAND SIGNALS BY THIS NON AVIATION PERSON AND MIS-INTERPRETATION OF THESE IMPROPER HAND SIGNALS BY PILOT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. ON APRIL 28, 2003, THIS OFFICE PERFORMED AN AUDIT OF N7192M AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE LOG BOOKS. THIS AUDIT WAS CONDUCTED BY INSPECTOR CLK, AEA FSDO-03, AND WAS FOUND TO BE INCOMPLIANCE.

## 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 NYC03LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA087), Apr 20, 2003: Robinson R-22B (N7192M), Waterford, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in the collision with the wire. Factors in the accident were the concealment of the poles by trees, the lack of contrast between the wire and…

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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