What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday January 27, 2016 at approximately 1145 local hours a Robinson Helicopter registration number N404LE had a forced landing in the town of Lindenhurst, new york. Details as follows:
On Wednesday January 27, 2016 at approximately 0955 local hours a Robinson R22 beta helicopter registration number N404LE departed republic airport (frg) for a training flight. The PIC and student flew approximately 1.6 hours. Returning to frg at approximately 700 feet MSL when they experienced a rough running engine and within seconds heard the engine out warning signal. The PIC immediately entered autorotation. The helicopter touched down on a nieghborhood street. (40* 40? 16.68 n - 73* 22? 44.68 w). The helicopter main rotor blades struck a street sign just before coming to rest facing the opposite direction (southeast) and rotated over to its right side. The right side landing skid tube was crushed beneath the main fuselage. The ground beneath the rotor blades showed low RPM impact scaring. The tail boom was severed just before the vertical/horizontal stabilizer and the tail rotor gear box and blades showed ground impact damage. The sealed fuel bladders showed approximately 6 gallons of clear 100LL in the fuel tanks. No injuries to the occupants were reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 LOCAL HOURS A ROBINSON HELICOPTER REGISTRATION NUMBER N404LE HAD A FORCED LANDING IN THE TOWN OF LINDENHURST, NEW YORK. DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0955 LOCAL HOURS A ROBINSON R22 BETA HELICOPTER REGISTRATION NUMBER N404LE DEPARTED REPUBLIC AIRPORT (FRG) FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE PIC AND STUDENT FLEW APPROXIMATELY 1.6 HOURS. RETURNING TO FRG AT APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET MSL WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND WITHIN SECONDS HEARD THE ENGINE OUT WARNING SIGNAL. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON A NIEGHBORHOOD STREET. (40* 40? 16.68 N - 73* 22? 44.68 W). THE HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A STREET SIGN JUST BEFORE COMING TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (SOUTHEAST) AND ROTATED OVER TO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE RIGHT SIDE LANDING SKID TUBE WAS CRUSHED BENEATH THE MAIN FUSELAGE. THE GROUND BENEATH THE ROTOR BLADES SHOWED LOW RPM IMPACT SCARING. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED JUST BEFORE THE VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND BLADES SHOWED GROUND IMPACT DAMAGE. THE SEALED FUEL BLADDERS SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS OF CLEAR 100LL IN THE FUEL TANKS. NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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