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(-23)On 3-23-01, pilot privacy data omitted and passenger privacy data omitted, departed in N2183Y, a Bell 206 L1, s/n 45639, operated by EMS air services, mercy flight helicopter. The flight started at 1505 EST from canandaigua airport, D38, in canandaigua, NY enroute to marcellus airport, NK71, located in marcellus NY. At approximately 1520 local, pilot, raymond k. dauphinais , heard a lound noise, like a bang, and felt the aircraft yaw quickly 2 to 3 times. He reduced the power and headed towards a field. During his decent he determined that he had a tail rotor failure. The field that he picked had small trees, approximately 2 inches in diameter. He leveled off just above the trees. When he did this, the aircraft began to rotate to the right; he then rolled off the power to stop the spinning. The aircraft struck the trees and came to rest on its left side in a wet, muddy area. Located 200 yards east of black brook rd, in the town ship of Tyre, NY in seneca county. The pilot was able to get out of the aircraft, but the passenger was trapped in the wreckage. The pilot used a cell phone and called his operations at mercy flight. Rescue workers removed the passenger and air lifted him to strong memorial hospital in rochester, NY. The pilot, privacy data omitted suffered a laceration to the forehead, laceration to the left ear with stitched and muscle strains. Passenger privacy data omitted, suffered a broken right thumb, a broken left arm, 2 broken ribs on the left side, a scratch on his left eye, broken right clavicle and abrasions to his head and neck. When inspectors tessier and williams examined the wreckage we noted that there was no rotational damage to the tail rotor. A closer look revealed that it appeared that the bearing hanger that holds one of the bearings for the tail rotor driveshaft had broke. These parts were removed and sent to the NTSB for further examination. Weather at that time was, wind 320 at 12 knots, visibility of 10 miles, few clouds at 3,500. Temperature of 8 degrees celsius and altimeter 29.62.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 3-23-01, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DAT^, DEPARTED IN N2183Y, A BELL 206 L1, S/N 45639, OPERATED BY EMS AIR SERVICES, MERCY FLIGHT HELICOPTER. THE FLIGHT STARTED AT 1505 EST FROM CANANDAIGUA AIRPORT, D38, IN CANANDAIGUA, NY ENROUTE TO MARCELLUS AIRPORT, NK71, LOCATED IN MARCELLUS NY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 LOCAL, PILOT, RAYMOND K. DAUPHINAIS , HEARD A LOUND NOISE, LIKE A BANG, AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT YAW QUICKLY 2 TO 3 TIMES. HE REDUCED THE POWER AND HEADED TOWARDS A FIELD. DURING HIS DECENT HE DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A TAIL ROTOR FAILURE. THE FIELD THAT HE PICKED HAD SMALL TREES, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. HE LEVELED OFF JUST ABOVE THE TREES. WHEN HE DID THIS, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT; HE THEN ROLLED OFF THE POWER TO STOP THE SPINNING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE IN A WET, MUDDY AREA. LOCATED 200 YARDS EAST OF BLACK BROOK RD, IN THE TOWN SHIP OF TYRE, NY IN SENECA COUNTY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE PASSENGER WAS TRAPPED IN THE WRECKAGE. THE PILOT USED A CELL PHONE AND CALLED HIS OPERATIONS AT MERCY FLIGHT. RESCUE WORKERS REMOVED THE PASSENGER AND AIR LIFTED HIM TO STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER, NY. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD, LACERATION TO THE LEFT EAR WITH STITCHED AND MUSCLE STRAINS. PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DAT^, SUFFERED A BROKEN RIGHT THUMB, A BROKEN LEFT ARM, 2 BROKEN RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE, A SCRATCH ON HIS LEFT EYE, BROKEN RIGHT CLAVICLE AND ABRASIONS TO HIS HEAD AND NECK. WHEN INSPECTORS TESSIER AND WILLIAMS EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE WE NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR. A CLOSER LOOK REVEALED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE BEARING HANGER THAT HOLDS ONE OF THE BEARINGS FOR THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT HAD BROKE. THESE PARTS WERE REMOVED AND SENT TO THE NTSB FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. WEATHER AT THAT TIME WAS, WIND 320 AT 12 KNOTS, VISIBILITY OF 10 MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 3,500. TEMPERATURE OF 8 DEGREES CELSIUS AND ALTIMETER 29.62.
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