# Incident 20180113006519I: Robinson Helicopter R44, Stallion Spring, CA, January 13, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Stallion Spring, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0920° N, 118.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stallion Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0920&lon=-118.6576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7010M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7010M-2025-04-09) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180113006519I

## Narrative

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

THE ROTORCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM CA92 TO SMO. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE OVER STALLION SPRINGS. THE PILOT PERFROMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING/AUTO-ROTATION IN A HORSE PASTURE. THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE RIGHT LANDING SKID TO FRACTURE IN HALF, DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO CONTACT THE TAIL BOOM. THE HELICOPTER HAD FUEL IN THE TANKS AND OIL IN THE ENGINE.

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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