# Accident 20181228024899A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Hayward, CA, December 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2018, 10:46 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6639° N, 122.1281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6639&lon=-122.1281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8319T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8319T-2021-03-11) (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
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,116 total, 900 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181228024899A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/28/2018 AT APPROXIMATLY 10:45 AM LOCAL TIME, ROBINSON HELICOPTER N8319T WAS BEING USED TO PROVIDE PILOT TRAINING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO TAKE-OFF FROM "SPOT C", LOCATED ON TAXIWAY Z BETWEEN TAXIWAYS E AND F. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF AND PROCEDED TO MAKE RIGHT TRAFFIC PATERN DEPARTURE OVER THE SKYWEST GOLF COURSE. AT APPROXIMATLY 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND 50 KIAS, A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR. WHEN THE TAIL ROTOR FAILED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED LEFT PEDAL, WITH NO AFFECT. HE THEN ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SKYVIEW GOLF COURSE. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE BIRD, DISCOVERED IT WAS AN ADULT TURKEY VULTURE.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FLAT ON THE GOLF COURSE, SPLAYING THE LANDING SKIDS. BOTH MAIN ROTORS HAVE BLADE DAMAGE, THE RIGHT HABD WINDSHIELD IS BROKEN OUT, THE AIRFRAME IS BENT WHERE AS THE CABIN DOOR WONT CLOSE.

## 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 WPR19CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA052), Dec 28, 2018: Robinson R22 (N8319T), Hayward, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during low-altitude maneuvering, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N8319T (1)

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

- [Accident 19970131003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131003579A), Jan 31, 1997: Robsin R22BETA (N8319T), Wiggins, MS, Substantial damage. Solo cross country. Hit utility pole during hovering to park after landing misjudged rotor clearance. (-23) student was hover taxiing to parking and contacted…

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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