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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-3 · LA · October 18, 2001

Date: October 18, 2001 · 09:40 local
Place: LA
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ALGA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N348AL
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA019
Reported as: Bell 206L3
Fatal injuries: 0

N348ALRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2002 · Bell 206L-3S/N 51386 · Built 1990 Airframe modelBell 206L-3 Engine modelAllison 250-C30 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) While enroute from offshore location to creole, LA, aircraft suffered power loss and pilot autorotated to the water. Pilot reported difficulty in determining aircraft altitude and the subsequent flare, cushion, and final pitch pull applications resulted in a hard touchdown and the aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM OFFSHORE LOCATION TO CREOLE, LA, AIRCRAFT SUFFERED POWER LOSS AND PILOT AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. PILOT REPORTED DIFFICULTY IN DETERMINING AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE AND THE SUBSEQUENT FLARE, CUSHION, AND FINAL PITCH PULL APPLICATIONS RESULTED IN A HARD TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW02LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEast Cameron 78The hard landing due to the pilot's failure to maintain proper main rotor rpm. Contributing factors were the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to deploy the emergency floats.Oct 18, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N348AL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940313011519IPwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Patterson, LANarrative: while at a cruise flight of 1,000 feet mean sea level over the gulf of Mexico, the pilot reported that he heard a grinding noise coming from the overhead area of the aircraft, followed by a binding in the cyclic control system. The pilot stated…Mar 13, 1994