# Incident 20080207013829I: Robsin R22MARINER, West Palm Beac, FL, February 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beac, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N369SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22MARINER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 804 total, 133 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207013829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 07, 2008 WHILE ENROUTE FROM F45 (NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT) TO PMP (POMPANO AIRPORT), THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N369SR A ROBINSON R22 MARINER, S/N 1017M, HEARD A CYCLIC WHISTLING NOISE. THIS WHISTLING NOISE WAS CORRESPONDING WITH THE MAIN ROTOR ROTATION. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOUND A CLEAR SPOT ON THE BEACH IN WEST PALM BEACH AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUALLY INSPECTED THE HELICOPTER TO FIND THAT A "DO NOT PULL" DECAL TYPE PLACARD HAD BECOME PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM A MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESECURED THE PLACARD AND AFTER ENSURING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE AMISS STARTED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED A HOVER CHECK. CONVINCED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE HELICOPTER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTINUED TO HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RETURN FLIGHT TO F45 WENT UNEVENTFUL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS SINCE HAD THE PLACARD REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL AND 100 HOURS INSPECTION, NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN NOTED. THIS INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED AS A DESK AUDIT AND IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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