# Incident 20220527009029I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Hampton, GA, May 27, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2022, 10:20 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3792° N, 84.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-84.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794YT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794YT) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,182 total, 429 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220527009029I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING HOVER WORK IN A 175? X 300? GRASSY FIELD ENCLOSED BY 50? TREES LOCATED 1.5 MILES NORTH OF KHMP. THE PILOT DRIFTED TO CLOSE TO A SMALL OVERHANGING BRANCH AND NOTICED LEAVES IN THE DOWNWASH. PILOT DIDN?T FEEL ANYTHING IN THE CONTROLS OR OBSERVE ANY CHANGES IN THE HELICOPTER PERFORMANCE. AFTER RETURNING TO KHMP, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE SKIN IS PEELED BACK WHERE IT JOINS THE LEADING EDGE NEAR THE BLADE TIP.

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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