# Incident 20190625007949I: Robinson Helicopter R44, Centerton, AR, June 25, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2019, 09:15 local time
- Place: Centerton, AR
- Airport: Kxna
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3551° N, 94.2977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3551&lon=-94.2977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540F1 SERIE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,136 total, 1,866 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190625007949I

## Narrative

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

ON 6/25/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 CST, THE ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER, N44FE, SN 1088, OPERATED BY ARKANSAS HELICOPTER, SPRINGDALE, AR DEPARTED FROM BENTONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KVBT)UNDER VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH FOUR SOULS ONBOARD. WHEN OVER CENTERTON, THE HELICOPTERS LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATED BOTH VISUALLY AND AUDIBLY. THE PIC NOTED AS THE ENGINE RPMS WERE INCREASING THE ROTOR RPMS DECREASE. ENGINE RPMS WERE MANUALLY LOWERED TO 101% TO 102% WHILE THE CLUTCH ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, THE PIC DISABLED THE ?CLUTCH? CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PREVENT SUSPECTED CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM, THE PIC MADE A MAYDAY CALL TO THE CONTROL NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KXNA) TOWER AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5NM NNE OF KXNA. THE PIC SET DOWN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR INJURY TO THE SOULS ON BOARD WERE NOTED.

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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