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FAA incident report · Bell 206L1 · Morgan City, LA · November 26, 1995

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Date
November 26, 1995 · 09:27 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21240
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,983 total4,380 in this make and model140 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 November 26, 1995, at 0927, Bell helicopter model 206L-1, operated by petroleum helicopters, inc. (phi), was attempting a takeoff from the phi base in amelia, Louisiana (7R3), under visual flight rules (VFR) when the pilot heard a loud grinding noise followed by a high pitch squeal emanating from the engine. Pilot robert f. launder then circled the field and successfully completed a precautionary landing at the phi base. After landing, maintenance personnel were dispatched to the aircraft for further investigation and found that the N2 turbine had seized and that there was a large quantity of metallic contamination on the magnetic chip plugs. Subsequent inspection of the allison engine, model 250-C28, revealed failure of the third stage turbine wheel (part no. 23001977). Review of pilot robert f. launder's records revealed that he was properly certificated for the VFR flight he was conducting in accordance with phi's manual. There was no further damage to the aircraft, and there were no injuries to the pilot or the one passenger during the precautionary landing.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 26, 1995, AT 0927, BELL HELICOPTER MODEL 206L-1, OPERATED BY PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. (PHI), WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM THE PHI BASE IN AMELIA, LOUISIANA (7R3), UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A HIGH PITCH SQUEAL EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE. PILOT ROBERT F. LAUNDER THEN CIRCLED THE FIELD AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE PHI BASE. AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THAT THE N2 TURBINE HAD SEIZED AND THAT THERE WAS A LARGE QUANTITY OF METALLIC CONTAMINATION ON THE MAGNETIC CHIP PLUGS. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE ALLISON ENGINE, MODEL 250-C28, REVEALED FAILURE OF THE THIRD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL (PART NO. 23001977). REVIEW OF PILOT ROBERT F. LAUNDER'S RECORDS REVEALED THAT HE WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE VFR FLIGHT HE WAS CONDUCTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHI'S MANUAL. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.