# Accident 20171217023219A: Gray Jim Robert EXEC, Caldwell, ID, December 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6419° N, 116.6358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6419&lon=-116.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N716JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gray Jim Robert EXEC (registry code 13017FT, https://openairdocs.org/model/gray-jim-robert-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-145 series (registry code 55005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRAY JIM ROBERT EXEC
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RW-145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 577 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171217023219A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING WHAT THE PILOT CALLED "TAXI WAY PATTERN WORK" (FLYING 40' AGL ABOVE THE AIRPORT TAXIWAYS @ 10-20 KTS) THE ENGINE MADE A UNUSUAL NOISE.  THE PILOT PUSHED THE CYCLIC FORWARD TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AT 20' AGL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A  PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND AT 10' AGL A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, UPRIGHT AND WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LANDING SKIDS, LOWER FUSELAGE, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND CABIN MOUNTS. FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY A LARGE OIL SPILL WAS FOUND AT THE INITIAL AIRCRAFT RUNUP AREA.

## 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 WPR18LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA050), Dec 17, 2017: Gray Jim Robert Exec (N716JB), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the oil pressure gauge line, which resulted in oil exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N716JB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20161019021589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161019021589A), Oct 19, 2016: Gray Jim Robert EXEC (N716JB), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot stated engine failed as helicopter was approx. 20 feet AGL and 50 KIAS. He maneuvered to grass area between the taxiway and runway 12/30 and prepared for…
- [Accident 19991001040219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991001040219A), Oct 1, 1999: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N716JB), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot remained in the traffic pattern to practice touch and go landings. At approximately the point where the helicopter would turn onto the base leg,…

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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