ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220294
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| Date: | Friday 28 December 2018 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8319T |
| MSN: | 2488 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13508 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD), Hayward, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hayward Executive Airport, CA (HWD/KHWD) |
| Hayward Executive Airport, CA (HWD/KHWD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that the student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings at the airport. The student took off from taxiway Z and flew a right traffic pattern with the intent to land on taxiway A. As the helicopter was making a right crosswind turn over a golf course at 300 ft above ground level, a large bird flew out of the trees and struck the tail rotor. The flight instructor took over control of the helicopter as it began to yaw, and he subsequently initiated an autorotation to the golf course, and the helicopter landed hard.
The tailboom and fuselage were substantially damaged.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Bird remains identified as a turkey vulture were found on the golf course. The average weight of the species is 4 lbs.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during low-altitude maneuvering, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N8319T
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 1997 | N8319T | Vortex Helicopters | 0 | Wiggins, MS | |
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Location
Media:
Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At Hayward Golf Course After Hitting Bird https://t.co/qbLdsffWzD
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) December 29, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2018 04:52 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Dec-2018 05:03 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2018 05:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase] |
| 29-Dec-2018 05:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 29-Dec-2018 11:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2018 19:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2018 10:00 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Mar-2019 16:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2019 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Country, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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