# Incident 20020419020749I: Bell 206L1, Fourchon, LA, April 19, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2002, 08:45 local time
- Place: Fourchon, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N3195P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3195P-2008-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28B (registry code 03114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Pilot flight hours: 3,877 total, 1,186 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020419020749I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A BANG FOLLOWED BY A YAW TO THE LEFT, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE ALSO HEARD THE ENGINE OUT WARNING HORN. HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL AUTO ROTATIVE LANDING TO THE WATER. AFTER COMPLETING THE LANDING HE HAD FULL THROTTLE AND THE N1 WAS AT 55%. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT R/R ALLISON PART NUMBER 6893073, TUBE ASSEMBLY, "B" NUT ON THE ENGINE GOVERNOR PC INLET PORT HAD COMPLETELY BACKED OFF.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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