# Incident 20071204828639I: Robsin R22BETA, Fresno, CA, December 4, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2007, 17:35 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Chandler Executive
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUES
- Location: 36.7322° N, 119.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7322&lon=-119.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N805EH) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08IA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071204828639I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX08IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08IA032), Dec 4, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta (N805EH), Fresno, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Failure of the tail rotor system support bracket during landing.

## Other reports on N805EH (2)

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

- [Accident 19980427016069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980427016069A), Apr 27, 1998: Robsin R22BETA (N805EH), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. (.4) The instructor and student were performing an autorotation with both pilots on the controls. As the power recovery progressed the aircraft continued to…
- [Incident 19961101038029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961101038029I), Nov 1, 1996: Robsin R22 (N805EH), Rancho Cordova, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: during a training flight, the student pilot accidentally pulled the mixture control instead of the carburetor heat. The student performed an…

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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