# Incident 20210922016292I: Honda R & D Americas Inc HA-420, Roswell, NM, September 22, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2021, 17:30 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HONDA R & D AMERICAS INC HA-420
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210922016292I

## Narrative

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

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

- N354CF, American Eurocopter LLC AS350B3: no report for this aircraft; [N354CF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N354CF) is registered now

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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