# Incident 20221229019069I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Tampa, FL, December 29, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2022, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4153G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4153G) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221229019069I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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