19971006045489I

Incident

FAA incident report · Bolkms BO105CBS · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · October 6, 1997

Date: October 6, 1997 · 16:09 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEAA
Aircraft: N64197
Reported as: Bolkms BO105CBS
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,316 total984 in this make and model282 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-5)During cruise flight over the Gulf Of Mexico, the no. 2 engine fire light illuminated. As the pilot approached the platform, the engine started to bog down. The pilot deployed the floats and set the aircraft into the water. The life raft was deployed. The aircraft listed to the right and everyone exited the aircraft. The pilot exited the aircraft through the copilot's side and jumped to the raft. During the tow, the right float started to tear free from the skid and the aircraft rocked, rolled over on its back, and eventually sank.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)DURING CRUISE FLIGHT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE NO. 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS THE PILOT APPROACHED THE PLATFORM, THE ENGINE STARTED TO BOG DOWN. THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE FLOATS AND SET THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WATER. THE LIFE RAFT WAS DEPLOYED. THE AIRCRAFT LISTED TO THE RIGHT AND EVERYONE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE COPILOT'S SIDE AND JUMPED TO THE RAFT. DURING THE TOW, THE RIGHT FLOAT STARTED TO TEAR FREE FROM THE SKID AND THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED, ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK, AND EVENTUALLY SANK.