<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1676274, August 2019

Rotorcraft pilot reported diverting to nearest airfield after multiple system failures and engine problems.

Attributes
ACN	1676274
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Robinson R44
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Manifold Pressure Indication
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Rotorcraft
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 2750 Flight Crew Type 2000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Made an unscheduled landing at ZZZ was I was having an issue with transponder as well as was noticing uncommanded yaw; strange vibration and surging manifold pressure. I decided to go ahead and land at nearest airport; which was ZZZ. Asked for direct approach to [FBO] and landed without issue.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Rotorcraft pilot reported diverting to nearest airfield after multiple system failures and engine problems.

Narrative: Made an unscheduled landing at ZZZ was I was having an issue with transponder as well as was noticing uncommanded yaw; strange vibration and surging manifold pressure. I decided to go ahead and land at nearest airport; which was ZZZ. Asked for direct approach to [FBO] and landed without issue.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.