19981006040509I

Incident

FAA incident report · Snias AS 350 BA · Hana, HI · October 6, 1998

Date
October 6, 1998 · 09:25 local
Place
Hana, HI
Airport
Hana Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SSHA
Aircraft
N6077H
Reported as
Snias AS350BA
Reported engine
TMECA ARRIEL1B
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0

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.

On October 6, 1998, helicopter N6077H, while conducting a tour under FAR part 135, made an emergency landing at the haleaakala national park at oheao gulch near kipahulu, Hawaii. The pilot initiated the emergency procedure as a result of an inidication of low engine oil pressure. There was no damage to the aircraft or injury to the passengers as a result of the action taken. Inspection completed by maintenance found that the loss of oil pressure was caused by failure of the rear bearing of the engine.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 6, 1998, HELICOPTER N6077H, WHILE CONDUCTING A TOUR UNDER FAR PART 135, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE HALEAAKALA NATIONAL PARK AT OHEAO GULCH NEAR KIPAHULU, HAWAII. THE PILOT INITIATED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AS A RESULT OF AN INIDICATION OF LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS AS A RESULT OF THE ACTION TAKEN. INSPECTION COMPLETED BY MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE REAR BEARING OF THE ENGINE.