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FAA incident report · Robinson He R44 II · Odebolt, IA · August 1, 2010

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Date
August 1, 2010 · 15:20 local
Place
Odebolt, IA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
10AG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N39CP
Reported as
Robinson He R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N39CPRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R44 IIS/N 10069 · Built 2003Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 IIEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 1, 2010, at approximately 1200 CDT, the aircraft was maneuvering during spraying operations and struck a small wire connected to a pump station near the field. The wire did minor damage to the mast cover and scratched the pitch rods. No other damage resulted during the incident. The pilot knew he had hit something, but the aircraft oprated normally and was flown back to the hangar without incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 1, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING DURING SPRAYING OPERATIONS AND STRUCK A SMALL WIRE CONNECTED TO A PUMP STATION NEAR THE FIELD. THE WIRE DID MINOR DAMAGE TO THE MAST COVER AND SCRATCHED THE PITCH RODS. NO OTHER DAMAGE RESULTED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT KNEW HE HAD HIT SOMETHING, BUT THE AIRCRAFT OPRATED NORMALLY AND WAS FLOWN BACK TO THE HANGAR WITHOUT INCIDENT.