# Incident 20150424007109I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Lakeland, FL, April 24, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2015, 17:12 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder Regional Airpo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YUFJ
- Location: 27.9876° N, 82.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKELAND LINDER INTL (LAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9876&lon=-82.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7371T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7371T) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424007109I

## Narrative

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

THE AIR TOUR OPERATOR WAS CONDUCTING FOR HIRE OPERATIONS DURING THE SUN & FUN FLY-IN. WHILE CONDUCTING RAPID REFUELING, THE LINE SERVICE PERSON (OWNER), ALLOWED THE FUEL HOSE TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE (MRB), RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE MRB. NO REPORTED INJURIES OR FIRE. DAMAGE WAS ISOLATED TO THE MRB.

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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