# Incident 20081126853379I: Robsin R22ALPHA, Port Monmouth, NJ, November 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2008, 15:35 local time
- Place: Port Monmouth, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4342° N, 74.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Monmouth, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4342&lon=-74.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8536Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8536Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 290 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/20081126853379I

## Narrative

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

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

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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