# Incident 20200705009209I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Cold Foot, AK, July 5, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cold Foot, AK
- Airport: Cold Foot, Ak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UPXC
- Location: 67.2564° N, 150.1842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldfoot, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2564&lon=-150.1842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74381, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74381) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,830 total, 170 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200705009209I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN A HOVERING TOE IN LANDING, AT POWER. PASSENGERS WERE PREPARING TO OFF LOAD WHEN A SPRUCE TREE FEEL INTO THE MAIN ROTOR. PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A LOW POWER LANDING IN A NEAR BY FIELD. AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCE DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIP CAP. THERE WERE NO ENJURY'S.

## Other reports on N74381 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180731024189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180731024189I), Jul 31, 2018: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N74381), Ruby, AK, No damage. While in cruise flight at ~500 AGL, on return trip to base after about 1.6 hrs of flight, pilot heard fluctuation in engine and activation of low rotor horn.…

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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