# Incident 20180820011909I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Del Rio, TX, August 20, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2018, 17:45 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3730° N, 100.8819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3730&lon=-100.8819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 835 total, 825 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180820011909I

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ENDING THE DAY OF HERDING SHEEP IN AN R-22 BETA 2 (N755SH) ON A PRIVATE RANCH 20 MILES EAST OF DEL RIO, TX. WHILE CRUISING BACK TO THE LANDING AREA WHERE THE HELICOPTER TRAILER WAS, PILOT STATED VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED AT DUSK AND HE DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES. PILOT STRUCK TWO POWER LINES. ONE LINE DAMAGED THE MAIN ROTOR SHAFT FAIRING, AND THE SECOND LINE CAUSED SCRATCHING ON THE FRONT OF THE MAIN VIEWING BUBBLE. BOTH LINES SNAPPED WHICH REDUCED ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE HELICOPTER NORMALLY WITH NO VIBRATIONS OR POWER LOSS. HELICOPTER WAS INSPECTED BY THE PILOT WHO STATED HE CHECKED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND HEAD ALONG WITH THE TAIL BOOM AND TAIL ROTOR. EVERYTHING WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION.

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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