# Incident 19950410011049I: Bolkms BK117A1, Glastonbury, CT, April 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1995, 14:20 local time
- Place: Glastonbury, CT
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: R7MA
- Location: 41.7123° N, 72.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glastonbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7123&lon=-72.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128HH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950410011049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED WEATHER AS CLEAR SKY, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED, WINDS 10 MPH. PILOT REPORT FOLLOWS: WHILE PRACTICING CONFINED AREA LANDINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW FLIGHT NURSE TRAINING, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE IN THE REAR BLADDER FROM AN UNSEEN OBJECT. A FUEL SMELL WAS NOTICED AND CONFIRMED BY ALL ON BOARD. I BEGAN A SHALLOW APPROACH TO AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE APPROACH THE FLIGHT NURSE REPORTED FUEL ON THE BACK WINDOW. AT THIS TIME I BELIEVED WE HAD A FUEL MANIFOLD FAILURE ON ONE OF THE ENGINES. THE FLIGHT NURSE REPORTED SMOKE TRAILING THE AIRCRAFT. I WAS GETTING FUEL DROPS ON THE WINDSHIELD AS WE LANDED. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES AND EVACUATED THE CREW. ONLY UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT DID I LEARN WE HAD PUNCTURED A FUEL CELL. THE ELAPSED TIME FROM FUEL SMELL TO SHUTDOWN WAS LESS THAN 3 MINUTES.

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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