R44 pilot experienced an apparent mechanical failure in the tail rotor and landed as a precaution.

Attributes
ACN	1377303
Time
Date	201608
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Robinson R44
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Yaw Control
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Rotorcraft Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 9950 Flight Crew Type 150
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

I heard a loud bang from the rear of the helicopter; I made a precautionary landing at the nearest available spot. It seemed I was losing tail rotor authority so I landed as a precaution.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: R44 pilot experienced an apparent mechanical failure in the tail rotor and landed as a precaution.

Narrative: I heard a loud bang from the rear of the helicopter; I made a precautionary landing at the nearest available spot. It seemed I was losing tail rotor authority so I landed as a precaution.

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.