# Incident 20080916845439I: Robsin R22BETA, Chino, CA, September 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2008, 11:35 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796SH-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080916845439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING STUDENT HELICOPTER TRAINING, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A LARGE BIRD ON LEFT DOWNWIND FOR CHINO TOWER BRAVO.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  NO INJURY TO INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT.

## Other reports on N796SH (1)

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

- [Accident 20090914018089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090914018089A), Sep 14, 2009: Robsin R22 (N796SH), El Toro, CA, Destroyed. While demonstrating an autorotation glide to a student, the pilot/cfi allowed the rate of descent to become excessive which caused the aircraft to descend…

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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