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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Fresno, CA · December 4, 2007

Date: December 4, 2007 · 17:35 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Fresno Chandler Executive
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CUES
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N805EH
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08IA032
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N805EHRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 1907 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

(-23) During an instructional helicopter flight, which involved completing three (3) autorotations, the pilot depressed the pedal assembly while on the ground and felt and heard a loud "snapping" noise. Further examination revealed that the support bracket above and next to the right pedal assembly had broken. This condition caused the pedal assemblies to become inoperative thus creating a momentarily "jammed" situation. The manufacturer was notified of this condition and requested the failed part. However, the NTSB was also notified and requested the broken part be shipped to them first for further analysis.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL HELICOPTER FLIGHT, WHICH INVOLVED COMPLETING THREE (3) AUTOROTATIONS, THE PILOT DEPRESSED THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WHILE ON THE GROUND AND FELT AND HEARD A LOUD "SNAPPING" NOISE. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE SUPPORT BRACKET ABOVE AND NEXT TO THE RIGHT PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN. THIS CONDITION CAUSED THE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES TO BECOME INOPERATIVE THUS CREATING A MOMENTARILY "JAMMED" SITUATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS CONDITION AND REQUESTED THE FAILED PART. HOWEVER, THE NTSB WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND REQUESTED THE BROKEN PART BE SHIPPED TO THEM FIRST FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08IA032Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFresno, CAFailure of the tail rotor system support bracket during landing.Dec 4, 2007 · No damage

Other reports on N805EH · 2

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

Accident 19980427016069ASfl Autorotation · Sacramento, CA(.4) The instructor and student were performing an autorotation with both pilots on the controls. As the power recovery progressed the aircraft continued to descend. The aircraft contacted the ground and slid into soft mud. The toes of the skids sunk into the…Apr 27, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19961101038029IPractice Training Manuevers · Rancho Cordova, CANarrative: during a training flight, the student pilot accidentally pulled the mixture control instead of the carburetor heat. The student performed an emergency landing with the engine in the off position. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the skids.…Nov 1, 1996 · Minor damage