62.1092° N, 145.5464° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 9, 2005 · 09:00 local
Place
Glennallen, AK
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EOPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N182AL
Reported as
Bell 206L4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,370 total334 in this make and model74 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 helicopter engine power checks were being conducted by pilot and one crewmember. During descent from 6200 ft at about 4000 ft and 120 knots airspeed the battery compartment door came open, flew back and impacted the windshields, cracking both of them. Helicopter landed without incident at glukana airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELICOPTER ENGINE POWER CHECKS WERE BEING CONDUCTED BY PILOT AND ONE CREWMEMBER. DURING DESCENT FROM 6200 FT AT ABOUT 4000 FT AND 120 KNOTS AIRSPEED THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR CAME OPEN, FLEW BACK AND IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELDS, CRACKING BOTH OF THEM. HELICOPTER LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT GLUKANA AIRPORT.