19961113040529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 222U · Rock Rapids, IA · November 13, 1996

Date: November 13, 1996 · 18:30 local
Place: Rock Rapids, IA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: RMXA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N911MK
Reported as: Bell 222U
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total450 in this make and model28 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: aircraft enroute from spirit lake, IA to sioux falls, SD with patient and patient's sister, pilot and medical crew aboard. During cruise flight at 2500 ft MSL the LH engine flamed out. The RH engine would not produce sufficient power to continue flight so an autorotation was made into a farm field. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft. The aircraft is being shipped to dallas, TX for evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM SPIRIT LAKE, IA TO SIOUX FALLS, SD WITH PATIENT AND PATIENT'S SISTER, PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW ABOARD. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2500 FT MSL THE LH ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE RH ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE SUFFICIENT POWER TO CONTINUE FLIGHT SO AN AUTOROTATION WAS MADE INTO A FARM FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING SHIPPED TO DALLAS, TX FOR EVALUATION.