# Incident 20140813014339I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Baton Rouge, LA, August 13, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2014, 15:45 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 3G1S
- Location: 30.3651° N, 91.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE (LA05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3651&lon=-91.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627LE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 720 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140813014339I

## Narrative

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

LOWER BEARING HAD SEIZED RESULTING IN AN OVERLOAD (ROTATIONAL) SEPARATION OF THE BEARING ASSEMBLY FROM THE FAN SHAFT RESULTING IN A SEPARATION OF THE FAN.

AIRCRAFT WAS IN HOVER, PILOT WAS MAKING A RIGHT PEDAL TURN INTO THE WIND WHEN THE LOWER BEARING SEIZED. PILOT AUTO ROTATED TO THE GROUND, NO DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS.

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT FINE.

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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