# Incident 20110925022349I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Long Beach, CA, September 25, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2011, 19:20 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)
- Operator: L42S
- 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: N74347, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74347) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 34 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110925022349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A NIGHT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY OVER THE INTERSECTION OF THE 91 & 710 FREEWAY AT 1000'AGL WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A LONG PIECE OF STRING WHICH WRAPPED AROUND THE MAST AND THE TAILROTOR. PILOT SAID HE FELT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS. HE CONTINUED TO LONG BEACH AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. DAMAGE TO TAILROTOR BEARINGS. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## Other reports on N74347 (2)

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

- [Incident 20210403003799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403003799I), Apr 3, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N74347), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Baltimore, MD (mtn): N74347, R22, experienced a tailrotor ground strike during hover maneuvers. Persons on board: 2, injuries: none. Temperature - 46F Dew…
- [Accident 20070319002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070319002739A), Mar 19, 2007: Robsin R22BETA (N74347), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was instructing a student on 180 degree autorotations when the approach speed and angle of descent began to increase. He was unable to correct the…

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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