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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Freehold, NJ · July 9, 2003

Date: July 9, 2003 · 12:28 local
Place: Freehold, NJ
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N515BG
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20J
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,401 total650 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N515BGRegistered now · Bell 206BS/N 4560 · Built 2002 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C20JTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot brian gosnell departed allaire airport (blm) at approximately 1205 pm on the July 9, 2003, for a ferry flight to sterling maintenance facility at penns landing phila. Pa. At approximately 1228 pm aircraft caution chip detector light came on in flight. Shortly after chip light, he lost engine oil pressure and power. Pilot heard a high speed winding sound coming from the engine. Pilot rolled throttle back, entered autorotation to a safe touchdown. No injury to the pilot or damage to the helicopter. Helicopter was set down in a field in willingboro, NJ off of route 130 and van sciver parkway. Sterling helicopter move helicopter from the field to their hangar in phila. Pa.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT BRIAN GOSNELL DEPARTED ALLAIRE AIRPORT (BLM) AT APPROXIMATELY 1205 PM ON THE JULY 9, 2003, FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO STERLING MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT PENNS LANDING PHILA. PA. AT APPROXIMATELY 1228 PM AIRCRAFT CAUTION CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER CHIP LIGHT, HE LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND POWER. PILOT HEARD A HIGH SPEED WINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PILOT ROLLED THROTTLE BACK, ENTERED AUTOROTATION TO A SAFE TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. HELICOPTER WAS SET DOWN IN A FIELD IN WILLINGBORO, NJ OFF OF ROUTE 130 AND VAN SCIVER PARKWAY. STERLING HELICOPTER MOVE HELICOPTER FROM THE FIELD TO THEIR HANGAR IN PHILA. PA.