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FAA incident report · Robinson R22 BETA · Ozona, TX · January 22, 2011

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Date
January 22, 2011 · 18:30 local
Place
Ozona, TX
Airport
Ozona
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N401DK
Reported as
Robinson R-22 Beta
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N401DKRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 0929 · Built 1988Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Crockett county deputy sheriffs received complaints of a low flying helicopter operating erratically over the city of Ozona and buzzing the holiday inn. The pilot buzzed the deputies patrol cars and landed in a draw beside the road in Ozona. The TX department of public safety (dps) was notified and an arrest was made for flying while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a pistol while intoxicated. The pilot was administered a sobriety field test, which he failed, but he refused to take a breathalyzer test.

As the FAA filed it

CROCKETT COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS RECEIVED COMPLAINTS OF A LOW FLYING HELICOPTER OPERATING ERRATICALLY OVER THE CITY OF OZONA AND BUZZING THE HOLIDAY INN. THE PILOT BUZZED THE DEPUTIES PATROL CARS AND LANDED IN A DRAW BESIDE THE ROAD IN OZONA. THE TX DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) WAS NOTIFIED AND AN ARREST WAS MADE FOR FLYING WHILE INTOXICATED AND UNLAWFULLY CARRYING A PISTOL WHILE INTOXICATED. THE PILOT WAS ADMINISTERED A SOBRIETY FIELD TEST, WHICH HE FAILED, BUT HE REFUSED TO TAKE A BREATHALYZER TEST.