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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 · Philadelphia, PA · August 2, 2024

Date
August 2, 2024 · 03:00 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N287LH
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44
Reported engine
Lycoming O-540-F1B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
556 total375 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days

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.

On a night, VFR cross country flight from ewr - phl the pilot claimed he encountered unforeseen headwinds which increased his planned flying time. The "low fuel" warning light came on (< 3 gallons remaining, < 10 minutes flying time remaining) and he elected to land immediately in a city parking lot.

As the FAA filed it

ON A NIGHT, VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM EWR - PHL THE PILOT CLAIMED HE ENCOUNTERED UNFORESEEN HEADWINDS WHICH INCREASED HIS PLANNED FLYING TIME. THE "LOW FUEL" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (< 3 GALLONS REMAINING, < 10 MINUTES FLYING TIME REMAINING) AND HE ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY IN A CITY PARKING LOT.