# Incident 20011208038919I: Robsin R22BETA, NJ, December 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2001, 11:20 local time
- Place: NJ
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8041J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8041J-2011-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011208038919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM CDW AIRPORT, NJ, ON THE CLIMB OUT TOWARDS THE WEST, AT ABOUT 2200', PILOT EXPERIENCED MAIN ROTOR VIBRATION. UPON REACHING 2500' AND THE VIBRATION STILL CONTINUING, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN AREA WHICH HAPPENED TO BE A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. THE LANDING WAS WITH POWER AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE TWO OCCUPANTS OR THE HELICOPTER. AFTER AN INSPECTION AND A HOVER TEST, THE MECHANIC ON THE SCENE MADE THE NECESSARY ENTRIES IN THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS AND THE HELICOPTER WAS FLOWN BACK TO ITS BASE. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING.

## Other reports on N8041J (2)

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

- [Accident 20050722017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050722017939A), Jul 22, 2005: Robsin R22BETA (N8041J), Nashua, NH, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported that while in a hover several feet above the ground, waiting for other aircraft to land, allowed a new student to operate the…
- [Accident 19990115000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990115000809A), Jan 15, 1999: Robsin R22BETA (N8041J), Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. R-22 helicopter landed hard on rwy 22 and sustained substantial damage. (.19)on January 15, 1999 at 1538 eastern standard time, a Robinson R-22B helicopter,…

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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