# Incident 20130427006009I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Woodstock, IL, April 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Woodstock, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3095° N, 88.4353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3095&lon=-88.4353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98VL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98VL) (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 HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,210 total, 1,225 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427006009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD BEEN DOING SIGHTSEEING RIDES AT A MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIP.  AFTER HAVING DONE 8 RIDES, THE LOCAL POLICE ASKED HIM TO RELOCATE HIS LANDING AREA FARTHER AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY.  ON APPROACH FOR HIS SECOND LANDING AT THE NEW LOCATION, THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED TREE BRANCHES.  DENTS IN ROTOR SKIN WERE DEEP ENOUGH TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTOR BLADES.

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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