19951029044919I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bolkms BO105A · Tampa, FL · October 29, 1995

Date
October 29, 1995 · 21:30 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N911FL
Reported as
Bolkms BO105A
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,283 total152 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on October 29, 1995, at 2130, an MBB-B0-105 helicopter, N911FL, operated by petroleum helicopters, inc., was on approach to landing at st. joseph's hospital in Tampa, Florida, when the pilot smelled fuel fumes. Postflight investigation revealed that a supply fuel tank hose clamp had failed. Pilot melvin l. blyth was on the landing phase of a routine EMS flight under visual flight rules when the incident occured. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries occured. Inspection of the pilot's records and certificate revealed that he held the proper certificates and ratings for the flight he was conducting.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 29, 1995, AT 2130, AN MBB-B0-105 HELICOPTER, N911FL, OPERATED BY PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC., WAS ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, WHEN THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL FUMES. POSTFLIGHT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A SUPPLY FUEL TANK HOSE CLAMP HAD FAILED. PILOT MELVIN L. BLYTH WAS ON THE LANDING PHASE OF A ROUTINE EMS FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES OCCURED. INSPECTION OF THE PILOT'S RECORDS AND CERTIFICATE REVEALED THAT HE HELD THE PROPER CERTIFICATES AND RATINGS FOR THE FLIGHT HE WAS CONDUCTING.

Other reports on N911FL · 1

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