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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22 ALPHA · Port Monmouth, NJ · November 26, 2008

Date: November 26, 2008 · 15:35 local
Place: Port Monmouth, NJ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8536Y
Reported as: Robsin R22ALPHA
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 290 total290 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N8536YRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHAS/N 0438 · Built 1984 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N8536Y a Robinson model R-22 helicopter piloted by privacy data omitted departed mcauthur airport (kisp), NY and was enroute to brandywine airport (koqn) pa when the pilot noted the clutch warning light illuminated immediately and began to look for aplace to land. The pilot was the only person onboard the aircraft. Soon after the clutch light illuminated the pilot detected a burning rubber smell. A powered landing was made into an open area behind thorne middle school in Port Monmouth, NJ. There was no damage to the aircraft related to the landing. The clutch bearing was found failed and there was a significant amount of metal flakes below the clutch bearing. The pilot did not have his medical certificate available for inspection although he did show as having a current medical when his certificate information was researched. A snaap warning letter was initiated. 929SP

As the FAA filed it

N8536Y A ROBINSON MODEL R-22 HELICOPTER PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MCAUTHUR AIRPORT (KISP), NY AND WAS ENROUTE TO BRANDYWINE AIRPORT (KOQN) PA WHEN THE PILOT NOTED THE CLUTCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AND BEGAN TO LOOK FOR APLACE TO LAND. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. SOON AFTER THE CLUTCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE PILOT DETECTED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL. A POWERED LANDING WAS MADE INTO AN OPEN AREA BEHIND THORNE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PORT MONMOUTH, NJ. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RELATED TO THE LANDING. THE CLUTCH BEARING WAS FOUND FAILED AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL FLAKES BELOW THE CLUTCH BEARING. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ALTHOUGH HE DID SHOW AS HAVING A CURRENT MEDICAL WHEN HIS CERTIFICATE INFORMATION WAS RESEARCHED. A SNAAP WARNING LETTER WAS INITIATED. 929SP