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Incident

FAA incident report · Bolkms BO-105S · Boothville, LA · August 12, 2002

Date: August 12, 2002
Place: Boothville, LA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Aircraft: N8197X
Reported as: Bolkms BO105S
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,614 total6,000 in this make and model194 in the last 90 days

N8197XRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2005 · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105SS/N S-808 Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was unable to maintain altitude after shutting down the number 2 engine after a loss of oil pressure. The pilot landed the helicopter in the gulf of Mexico with the emergency floats deployed without causing any damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passengers exited the aircraft into a raft and were shortly picked up by a boat. The loss of oil pressure was caused by a leaking oil seal in the number 2 engine output shaft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE AFTER A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT LANDED THE HELICOPTER IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH THE EMERGENCY FLOATS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A RAFT AND WERE SHORTLY PICKED UP BY A BOAT. THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE WAS CAUSED BY A LEAKING OIL SEAL IN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE OUTPUT SHAFT.