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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · West Cameron · April 26, 2005

Date
April 26, 2005 · 12:10 local
Place
West Cameron
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALGA
Aircraft
N5743B
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,312 total88 in this make and model109 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted a pilot for air logistics was on WC-426, attempting to depart the oil structure with two passengers on board taking off into the wind, approximately 10 feet from the platform when the engine began to bleed off and lose rpm's. the pilot inflated the floats and autorotated to the water. The engine was still running upon landing, the pilot performed an emergency shutdown of the engine, turning off all radios and lights. The pilot transmitted a mayday call with a position report. The pilot and passengers were in the aircraft for approximately 30 minutes before a response was received from another aircraft. The people were evacuated by a boat that arrived on the scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DAT^ A PILOT FOR AIR LOGISTICS WAS ON WC-426, ATTEMPTING TO DEPART THE OIL STRUCTURE WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD TAKING OFF INTO THE WIND, APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE PLATFORM WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BLEED OFF AND LOSE RPM'S. THE PILOT INFLATED THE FLOATS AND AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING UPON LANDING, THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE, TURNING OFF ALL RADIOS AND LIGHTS. THE PILOT TRANSMITTED A MAYDAY CALL WITH A POSITION REPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE A RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED BY A BOAT THAT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.