19990209012969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 369E · Avery, ID · February 9, 1999

Date: February 9, 1999 · 16:10 local
Place: Avery, ID
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GMUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N570CA
Reported as: Hughes 369E
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total8,000 in this make and model150 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.

Completed mission for elk survey. A/c was nosed over to pick up speed to return to ranger station. At that time, there was a loss of power with an emergency descent to a landing on an icy road. As the aircraft slid to a stop on uneven ice, the right rear gear leg became overstressed and broke. Engine was idling at this time. Passengers deplaned and pilot hovered the aircraft to a level part of road and shut down.

As the FAA filed it

COMPLETED MISSION FOR ELK SURVEY. A/C WAS NOSED OVER TO PICK UP SPEED TO RETURN TO RANGER STATION.AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER WITH AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO A LANDING ON AN ICY ROAD. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON UNEVEN ICE, THE RIGHT REAR GEAR LEG BECAME OVERSTRESSED AND BROKE. ENGINE WAS IDLING AT THIS TIME. PASSENGERS DEPLANED AND PILOT HOVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO A LEVEL PART OF ROAD AND SHUT DOWN.