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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R44 · Everflades, FL · May 10, 2000

Date: May 10, 2000 · 15:00 local
Place: Everflades, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N666SA
Reported as: Robsin R44
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total400 in this make and model100 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.

(-23)Aircraft was in cruise flight when pilot noted low oil pressure light illuminated. PIC made precautionary landing in everglades national park. Discovered quik drain line from oil reservoir has somehow vibrated to "open" position. Refilled oil in reservoir; ran up engine/rotor; shutdown; checked all fittings and drain line; then departed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN PILOT NOTED LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PIC MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK. DISCOVERED QUIK DRAIN LINE FROM OIL RESERVOIR HAS SOMEHOW VIBRATED TO "OPEN" POSITION. REFILLED OIL IN RESERVOIR; RAN UP ENGINE/ROTOR; SHUTDOWN; CHECKED ALL FITTINGS AND DRAIN LINE; THEN DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.