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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 · Bakersfield, CA · September 1, 1998

Date: September 1, 1998 · 11:22 local
Place: Bakersfield, CA
Airport: Meadows Field
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N447DF
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N447DFRegistration cancelled Nov 10, 2011 · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429S/N 57041 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron Canada 429

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What happened

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

The following information received from jim ramage, cdf aviation mgmt/safety. Pilot noted a drop in oil pressure from 55# to 40# on the right engine. Visual inspection noted engine loosing oil. Engine was shut down but would not feather. Aircraft landed off runway at Meadows Field (bfl) with only damage to aircraft being to left engine prop. Due to a blade strike on a sign post. Couse of right engine failure suspected to be a failure of the right prop feathering pump assembly.

As the FAA filed it

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM JIM RAMAGE, CDF AVIATION MGMT/SAFETY. PILOT NOTED A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE FROM 55# TO 40# ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. VISUAL INSPECTION NOTED ENGINE LOOSING OIL. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BUT WOULD NOT FEATHER. AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF RUNWAY AT MEADOWS FIELD (BFL) WITH ONLY DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BEING TO LEFT ENGINE PROP. DUE TO A BLADE STRIKE ON A SIGN POST. COUSE OF RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE SUSPECTED TO BE A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT PROP FEATHERING PUMP ASSEMBLY.