# Incident 20030704021069I: Robsin R22BETA, Venice, FL, July 4, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0713° N, 82.4400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VENICE MUNI (VNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0713&lon=-82.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122YB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122YB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704021069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN FLIGHT. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE AT SORENTO SHORES AND WHILE OPERATING THE HELICOPTER AT 100% ON THE GROUND, THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY SHAFT BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE ROTATING FAN ASSY TO IMPACT THE SHROUD ASSEMBLY CAUSING DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION DID NOT INDICATE ANY IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OR OPERATION. A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT (FAA FORM 8010-4) WAS FILED ON THE COOLING FAN SHAFT P/N A642-2.

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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