20221229019069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Tampa, FL · December 29, 2022

Date
December 29, 2022 · 18:00 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4153G
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
790 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated this was a sight-seeing flight. Upon approach to tpf he heard a loud bang and then lost all power, he then prepared for emergency landing and aircraft hit water in shallow area. He and the three passengers reported no injuries and were brought to shore by boat.

Oem will perform engine inspection and take approiate action for any deficiencies found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THIS WAS A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT. UPON APPROACH TO TPF HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN LOST ALL POWER, HE THEN PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING AND AIRCRAFT HIT WATER IN SHALLOW AREA. HE AND THE THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES AND WERE BROUGHT TO SHORE BY BOAT.

OEM WILL PERFORM ENGINE INSPECTION AND TAKE APPROIATE ACTION FOR ANY DEFICIENCIES FOUND.