# Accident 20160127013559A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Lindenhurst, NY, January 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2016, 11:54 local time
- Place: Lindenhurst, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6714° N, 73.3792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6714&lon=-73.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404LE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,055 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160127013559A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA094), Jan 27, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N404LE), Lindenhurst, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A rough running engine as a result of an intermittent failure of the left magneto for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a subsequent autorotation, impact with a sign, and…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.