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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Arlington, WA · May 24, 2008

Date
May 24, 2008 · 14:30 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, third aircraft
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7526P
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Tow plane and glider taking off on grass strip, tow plane pilot saw helicopter on taxi way hovering, tow plane veered left to avoid helicopter the glider released hook and veered left to avoid helicopter, then tow rope impacted helicopter main rotor blades. Minor damage to helicopter: no damage other aircraft, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TOW PLANE AND GLIDER TAKING OFF ON GRASS STRIP, TOW PLANE PILOT SAW HELICOPTER ON TAXI WAY HOVERING, TOW PLANE VEERED LEFT TO AVOID HELICOPTER THE GLIDER RELEASED HOOK AND VEERED LEFT TO AVOID HELICOPTER, THEN TOW ROPE IMPACTED HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR BLADES. MINOR DAMAGE TO HELICOPTER: NO DAMAGE OTHER AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES.