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FAA incident report · Skrsky S76A · New Orleans, LA · December 8, 2005

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Date
December 8, 2005 · 12:21 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Aircraft
N911MJ
Reported as
Skrsky S76A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,032 total2,582 in this make and model119 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 12:21 local time, N911MJ, a SK-76-A helicopter with five people aboard, departed gulfport memorial hospital, gulfport, MS, destined for ochsner medical facility, New Orleans, LA. Weather conditions at departure were VFR with enroute and destination forecasted weather to be VFR with improving trends. Fuel on board was 1 hr 15 min plus a 30 min reserve. Upon reaching the New Orleans air traffic area, ATC reported msy weather at 1000 ft with 2.5 miles visibility, constituting a special visual flight rules (svfr) condition. Svfr handling was received, however visual meteorological conditions (VMC) conditions could not be maintained. IFR handling was requested with an IFR iap to msy, the approach was commenced. During the approach phase of flight, the compass/rmi navigational aid failed. A no gyro asr approach was executed. With the additional flight time required to execute the additional approach, a low fuel condition occurred. The emergency situation was transmitted. The flight landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:21 LOCAL TIME, N911MJ, A SK-76-A HELICOPTER WITH FIVE PEOPLE ABOARD, DEPARTED GULFPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, GULFPORT, MS, DESTINED FOR OCHSNER MEDICAL FACILITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT DEPARTURE WERE VFR WITH ENROUTE AND DESTINATION FORECASTED WEATHER TO BE VFR WITH IMPROVING TRENDS. FUEL ON BOARD WAS 1 HR 15 MIN PLUS A 30 MIN RESERVE. UPON REACHING THE NEW ORLEANS AIR TRAFFIC AREA, ATC REPORTED MSY WEATHER AT 1000 FT WITH 2.5 MILES VISIBILITY, CONSTITUTING A SPECIAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (SVFR) CONDITION. SVFR HANDLING WAS RECEIVED, HOWEVER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) CONDITIONS COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. IFR HANDLING WAS REQUESTED WITH AN IFR IAP TO MSY, THE APPROACH WAS COMMENCED. DURING THE APPROACH PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE COMPASS/RMI NAVIGATIONAL AID FAILED. A NO GYRO ASR APPROACH WAS EXECUTED. WITH THE ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TIME REQUIRED TO EXECUTE THE ADDITIONAL APPROACH, A LOW FUEL CONDITION OCCURRED. THE EMERGENCY SITUATION WAS TRANSMITTED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.