20090528006869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Urocop EC120B · Yuma, AZ · May 28, 2009

Date: May 28, 2009
Place: Yuma, AZ
Airport: Department Of Homeland Securit
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N197CB
Reported as: Urocop EC120B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total300 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N197CBRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2022 · Eurocopter EC120BS/N 1448 · Built 2006 Airframe modelEurocopter EC120B Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIUS-2FTurbo-shaft

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.

This incident involved a public use aircraft, the Department of Homeland security is conducting the investigation, in accordance with 8020.11B. The pilot was assisting ground personnel for the border patrol, 7 miles west of Yuma, AZ. While crossing a road, the aircraft struck power wires. The pilot was using night vision goggles at the time, it was also toward the end of a 2 hour flight.

As the FAA filed it

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 8020.11B. THE PILOT WAS ASSISTING GROUND PERSONNEL FOR THE BORDER PATROL, 7 MILES WEST OF YUMA, AZ. WHILE CROSSING A ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER WIRES. THE PILOT WAS USING NIGHT VISION GOGGLES AT THE TIME, IT WAS ALSO TOWARD THE END OF A 2 HOUR FLIGHT.