# Incident 20100801045619I: Robinson He R44 II, Odebolt, IA, August 1, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2010, 15:20 local time
- Place: Odebolt, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 10AG
- Location: 42.3118° N, 95.2544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odebolt, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3118&lon=-95.2544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100801045619I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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