# Incident 20121115025129I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Portland, OR, November 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2012, 09:50 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: LJES
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2356T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2356T-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121115025129I

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATED OCCURRENCE OF UNSCHEDULED LANDING OF THIS ROTORCRAFT DURING A CROSS COUNTRY CFI TRAINING SESSION.  APPROXIMATELY 10:00 PST AFTER DEPARTING HIO, THE "CLUTCH" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAITED FOR 10 SECONDS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE R-22 RFMS.  HE THEN DISABLED THE SYSTEM BY PULLING THE"CLUTCH" CIRCUIT BREAKER.  HE LOCATED A SUITABLE LANDING ZONE AT THE ROBERT GRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD AND EXECUTED A NON-EVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNDER POWER AND NO AUTOROTATION WAS EXERCISED.  AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED AND THE PORTLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHED AN OFFICER TO THE SCENE.  I ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45, PHOTOGRAPHED THE AIRCRAFT, VERIFIED THE CLUTCH MECHANISM WAS INOPERATIVE, INTERVIEWED THE CREW MEMBERS AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR TRANSPORT.

## Other reports on N2356T (1)

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

- [Accident 20101007048459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101007048459A), Oct 7, 2010: Robinson He R22 BETA (N2356T), Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot and student state that they were practicing normal approaches and landings to the taxiway on the left side of runway 15. The instructor stated…

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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