# Incident 20120820020609I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Pachanga Indian, CA, August 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2012, 19:17 local time
- Place: Pachanga Indian, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N627LE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 668 total, 109 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120820020609I

## Narrative

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

TEMECULA, CA: N627LE, R44 II, DEPARTED FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT (F70) ON A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND ON THE PECHANGA INDIAN RESERVATION, "SETTLED WITH POWER" AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON TOP OF BRUSH 9.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF F70 AT 191715PDT. POB: FOUR, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: MINOR.

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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