# Accident 20130627011809A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Fielding, UT, June 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2013, 19:29 local time
- Place: Fielding, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8194° N, 112.0991° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8194&lon=-112.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7187B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7187B-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130627011809A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO, HEADING BACK TO OGDEN, UT PASSING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASS NEAR PLYMOUTH DAM EXPERIENCED SOME TURBULANCE AND STATED HE EXPERIENCED LOW ROTOR RPM AFTER.

STUDENT PILOT DECIDED TO INITIATE AUTO ROTATION, WHEN HE COULD NOT REGAIN ROTOR RPM, INTO A OPEN FIELD IN BEAVERDAM, UT. R-44 UPON LANDING ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE.

STUDENT PILOT TEMP. CERT. # IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

ENGINE RUN RUP WAS PERFORMED ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE ON JULY 8, 2013.

RESULTS ENGINE PERFORMED AS PER MANYFACTURES SPECS. HOWEVER RIGHT MAGNETOR DID NOT PERFORM AS PER MANYFACTURES SPECS. THE RIGHT MAGNETOR WAS OBSERVED TO CREATE STUMBLING SYMTOMS BY THE ENGINE. THE RPM DROP ON THE RIGHT MAGNETO (IGNITION SWITCH (IN LEFT POSITION) WAS ABOUT 400-425 RPM. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.

TIMING ON RIGHT MAGNETO WAS 10-11 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO ENGINE DATA PLATE, THE MAGNETO SPARK ADVANCE SHOULD BE 25 DEGREES.

AT THIS TIME RIGHT MAGNETO WAS SENT IN TO NTSB FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

RESULTS WILL BE AMENDED ON THIS REPORT IF ANY INFORMATION IS PUT OUT TO US.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA295), Jun 28, 2013: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N7187B), Fielding, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm while traversing a canyon in high-density altitude and gusting wind conditions.

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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