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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Honda R & D Americas HA-420 · Roswell, NM · September 22, 2021

Date
September 22, 2021 · 17:30 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N420HA
Reported as
Honda R & D Americas HA-420
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 22, 2021 at 1530 MST, a Honda HA-420 bearing registration number N420HA, privacy data omitted, collided with a as 350B3 Eurocopter bearing registration number N354CF privacy data omitted. The collision occurred while the aircraft was taxi back to the parking ramp at Roswell international air center. The aircraft was being operated on a test flight for high speed braking and nose wheel steering. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was filed. N420HA sustained damage to the right winglet and right air data probe. N354CF sustained damage to the left side check window, left side of tail boom and damages to landing gear skids. The pilot and test engineer of N420HA, were not injured in the incident. N354CF was not occupied when the collision occurred. The flight originated from Roswell international air center NM, on September 22, 2021, at 1400 MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 AT 1530 MST, A HONDA HA-420 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N420HA, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH A AS 350B3 EUROCOPTER BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N354CF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE COLLISION OCCURRED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXI BACK TO THE PARKING RAMP AT ROSWELL INTERNATIONAL AIR CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A TEST FLIGHT FOR HIGH SPEED BRAKING AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. N420HA SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGLET AND RIGHT AIR DATA PROBE. N354CF SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE CHECK WINDOW, LEFT SIDE OF TAIL BOOM AND DAMAGES TO LANDING GEAR SKIDS. THE PILOT AND TEST ENGINEER OF N420HA, WERE NOT INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. N354CF WAS NOT OCCUPIED WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ROSWELL INTERNATIONAL AIR CENTER NM, ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2021, AT 1400 MST.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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