# Incident 20180718011549I: Robinson Helicopter R44, Tripoli, IA, July 18, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2018, 21:35 local time
- Place: Tripoli, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1TRG
- Location: 42.8084° N, 92.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tripoli, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8084&lon=-92.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N514CH) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 600 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180718011549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION "DOING CLEAN-UP WORK".  HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE WIRES WERE BEHIND HIM AND HE SAW THEM AT THE LAST MINUTE.  THE COWLED MAIN ROTOR MAST CONTACTED POWER LINES DAMAGING THE COWLING AND AT LEAST 2 OF THE 3 MAIN ROTOR PITCH CHANGE LINKS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS CONTROLABLE AND THAT HE EXECUTED A CONTROLED LANDING IN AN AREA BETWEEN TWO CORN FIELDS AND SHUT DOWN.

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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