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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Stockton, CA · July 17, 2006

Date: July 17, 2006 · 17:14 local
Place: Stockton, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N29PJ
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total1,150 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N29PJRegistered now · Schweizer 269CS/N S1727 · Built 1996 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pj helicopters inc. contracted with san juaquin sheriff dept. To conduct reconnoscense of marajuana fields. During their mission the pilot inadvertently clipped a power line with the tail rotor. The pilot immediately landed, inspected the aircraft with the assistance of the maintenance manager for pj helicopters and determined the aircraft remained airworthy. The pilot flew the helicopter to a nearby airport (tcy) in tracy, CA. The helicopter has subsequently had the rotor replaced with a new rotor from schweitzer. Initially reported as an accident. This has been downgraded to an incident. End of report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PJ HELICOPTERS INC. CONTRACTED WITH SAN JUAQUIN SHERIFF DEPT. TO CONDUCT RECONNOSCENSE OF MARAJUANA FIELDS. DURING THEIR MISSION THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY CLIPPED A POWER LINE WITH THE TAIL ROTOR. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED, INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER FOR PJ HELICOPTERS AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRWORTHY. THE PILOT FLEW THE HELICOPTER TO A NEARBY AIRPORT (TCY) IN TRACY, CA. THE HELICOPTER HAS SUBSEQUENTLY HAD THE ROTOR REPLACED WITH A NEW ROTOR FROM SCHWEITZER. INITIALLY REPORTED AS AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT. END OF REPORT.