# Incident 20220109000419I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Carmi, IL, January 9, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: Carmi, IL
- Airport: Carmi
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0895° N, 88.1231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CARMI MUNI (CUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0895&lon=-88.1231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N220SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220109000419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE  (ONLY STATE FACTS OR SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT)

THE PILOT HOVER TAXIED FROM A PARKING LOT TO A VACANT ROADWAY FOR A PLANNED WESTERLY DEPARTURE. AFTER ACCELERATION PILOT BEGAN THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE PILOT STATED THE SUN BLINDED HIS VIEW OF THE WIRES DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK ONE WIRE WHICH BROKE FREE AND FELL TO THE ADJACENT GROUND WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WIRE STRIKE CAUSED A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ROTOR MAST FAIRING. THE PILOT LANDED AT HIS HANGAR ONE MILE FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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## Other reports on N220SW (1)

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

- [Accident 20240602009529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240602009529A), Jun 2, 2024: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N220SW), Gilbertsville, KY, Substantial damage. According to the pilot's statement, he departed from his home in carmi, IL and flew to his lake house on Kentucky lake initially landed aircraft without…

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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