# Incident 20030731021929I: Bell 222, Morgan Hill, CA, July 31, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: STRA
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29KH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29KH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731021929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT RIGHT HAND LIFT LINK FAILED. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. BELL HELICOPTER NOTIFIED, AND BELL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. LIFT LINK REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE, NO OTHER DAMAGE. OPERATOR SUBMITTED MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION SUMMARY REPORT, AND A MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION REPORT.

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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