# Accident 20200124001779A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Charlotte, TX, January 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2020, 17:50 local time
- Place: Charlotte, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9536° N, 98.7647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9536&lon=-98.7647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8364Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8364Y-2020-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 607 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200124001779A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO FAA ARRIVAL ACCIDENT SCENE WAS TAMPERED WITH BY AIRCRAFT OWNER WHICH IS ALSO PILOTS DAD, INLUE OF GOING TO HOSPITAL. THE PILOT REPORTS WHILE RETURNING TO JOURDANTON, TX HE SPOTTED FERAL HOGS IN A PASTURE. HE THEN STATES WITH SUN IN EYES AND DUST FROM FIELD HE MADE A PEDAL TURN WHICH CAUSED TAIL ROTOR TO HIT POWER LINES NEXT TO ROAD. PILOT ELIMINATED ALTITUDE AND CRASH APPROX. 30' FROM POWER LINE. THE ACCIDENT SCENE DETAIL SHOWS FERAL HOG TRAIL APPROX. 40' FROM ROAD AND RUNNING PARALLEL. THE ROTORCRAFT WAS LOCATED BETWEEN TRAIL AND POWER LINES. FOR THE ROTOR CRAFT TAIL WHEEL TO STRIKE POWER LINE THE PILOT WOULD NOT HAVE SUN IN EYES BUT WOULD HAVE VISUAL OF HOGS AND TRAIL. IT IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS ON THE HOGS AND TAIL ROTOR LOCATION WAS LAPSED. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT INTERIOR LOCATED SPENT 7.62 CASINGS.

## 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 CEN20LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA066), Jan 24, 2020: Robinson R22 (N8364Y), Charlotte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a powerline during landing.

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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