# Accident 20220526008639A: Robinson Helicopter R44, North Myrtle Be, SC, May 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2022, 13:55 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8081° N, 78.7285° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8081&lon=-78.7285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,260 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220526008639A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT CRE THE STUDENT LIFTED THE HELICOPTER INTO A HOVER. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND PUT THE HELICOPTER BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. AFETR SHUT DOWN THE COWLING DOORS WERE OPENED AND SUBSTANTIAL INTERNAL DAMGE WAS FOUND. THE CLUTCH DRIVE YOKE HAD FAILED.

## 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 ERA22LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA256), May 26, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N132TC), North Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fractured attachment lug on the forward clutch shaft yoke due to fatigue failure with multiple origins.

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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