# Incident 20121120026499I: Bell 222U, Santa Maria, CA, November 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2012, 18:40 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan H
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: STRA
- Location: 34.8999° N, 120.4581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MARIA PUB/CAPT G ALLAN HANCOCK FLD (SMX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8999&lon=-120.4581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222RX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222RX-2019-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222U (registry code 1182140, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- Reported engine: LYCOMING LTS-101 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,350 total, 280 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121120026499I

## Narrative

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

*NOTE - DATE HIRED BLOCK UNAVAILABLE. DATE HIRED IS 09/20/2010*N222RX, A BELL 222-UT, S/N 47561, HAD A ROTOR BLADE END CAP TOP STRIKE WITH AN UNKNOWN OBJECT (POSSIBLY A BIRD) DURING A FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM AND RETURNING TO SANTA MARIA, CA, WITH A STOP IN LAS COLINAS, CA, ON 11/20/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 PDT. EXACT LOCATION AND TIME OF THE BLADE CAP STRIKE IS UNKNOWN. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING A CREW CHANGE PREFLIGHT ON 11/21/2012.

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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