# Incident 20220507007129I: Robinson Helicopter R44, Belton, TX, May 7, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2022, 16:00 local time
- Place: Belton, TX
- Airport: Draughon-Miller Central Texas
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1519° N, 97.4077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS RGNL (TPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1519&lon=-97.4077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540F1 SERIE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 80 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220507007129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED NOTICING AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION DEVELOPE WHILE OVER STILLHOUSE HOLLOW LAKE. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A _SMALL ISLAND_. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, WHILE THE ROTOR WAS COASTING DOWN, HE HEARD A CLUNK AND THE TAILBOOM WAS STRUCK TWICE BY MAIN ROTOR BLADES.

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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