# Incident 20091213052959I: Robinson He R44 II, Long Beach, CA, December 13, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2009, 13:36 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091213052959I

## Narrative

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

WHILE INBOUND TO LONG BEACH AIRPORT (LGB), THE PILOT/INSTRUCTOR NOTICED A SPIKE IN THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE ACCOMPANIED BY A SHUDDER AND PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANUEVER TO THE COMPANY HELICOPTER PARKING WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT THE PILOT OBSERVED A CONTINUING DEGRADATION OF POWER AND RPM'S RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN THE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THE #4 INTAKE VALVE FAILURE. SDR REPORT FILED BY TIM'S AIRCRAFT #2009FA0001069

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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