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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER · Redding, CT · May 29, 2011

Date: May 29, 2011 · 15:08 local
Place: Redding, CT
Airport: N/A
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8313E
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11IA320
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R22 Mariner
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total1,300 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N8313ERegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINERS/N 2463M Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 MARINER 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.

Departed kingston NY at approx 1330 hrs local, approx 10 miles east of danbury airport, dxr, pilot heard a faint noise and then a vibration began, the pilot landed the aircraft immediately on a long driveway in a very large field and shut helicopter down. Inspection after landing identified the t/r teeter hinge bolt had broken in two. The head and nut of the bolt turned independently but remained installed in the tail rotor assembly

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED KINGSTON NY AT APPROX 1330 HRS LOCAL, APPROX 10 MILES EAST OF DANBURY AIRPORT, DXR, PILOT HEARD A FAINT NOISE AND THEN A VIBRATION BEGAN, THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY ON A LONG DRIVEWAY IN A VERY LARGE FIELD AND SHUT HELICOPTER DOWN. INSPECTION AFTER LANDING IDENTIFIED THE T/R TEETER HINGE BOLT HAD BROKEN IN TWO. THE HEAD AND NUT OF THE BOLT TURNED INDEPENDENTLY BUT REMAINED INSTALLED IN THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11IA320Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportRedding, CTThe pilot's inadequate helicopter preflight inspection and the mechanic’s inadequate annual inspection, both of which failed to detect a worn bolt in the tail rotor teeter hinge prior to its fracture due to fatigue.May 29, 2011 · No damage

Other reports on N8313E · 1

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

Incident 20060311023679ILevel Off Touchdown · Cresskill, NJ(-23) PIC landed on a public street to discharge a passenger.Mar 11, 2006