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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Patterson, LA · June 23, 2006

Date
June 23, 2006 · 16:18 local
Place
Patterson, LA
Airport
Harry P Williams Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
YTRA
Aircraft
N239RA
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,997 total2,830 in this make and model358 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) During cruise, pilot experienced engine power loss, executed emergency landing procedure and safely landed in a marsh area with external floats deployed to avoid a/c damage. "Air leak" detected at "P4" line connection to the engine fuel control unit and repaired. Aircraft flown to intended destination (ptn). No fatalities or injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE, PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS, EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURE AND SAFELY LANDED IN A MARSH AREA WITH EXTERNAL FLOATS DEPLOYED TO AVOID A/C DAMAGE. "AIR LEAK" DETECTED AT "P4" LINE CONNECTION TO THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND REPAIRED. AIRCRAFT FLOWN TO INTENDED DESTINATION (PTN). NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES REPORTED.