20091218022759I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Snias AS 350 B2 · Thousands Palm, CA · December 18, 2009

Date
December 18, 2009 · 14:40 local
Place
Thousands Palm, CA
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
S4WA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N350R
Reported as
Snias AS350B2
Reported engine
TMECA ARRIEL1D1
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total50 in this make and model65 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.

While enroute from parker,AZ to Palm springs, CA hospital with patient, pilot reported smoke in cockpit and landed at tri Palm golf course without incident. Emergency was not declared with Palm springs ATC however once safely on ground, pilot called 911 to assist in transporting patient to Palm springshospital.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE FROM PARKER,AZ TO PALM SPRINGS, CA HOSPITAL WITH PATIENT, PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND LANDED AT TRI PALM GOLF COURSE WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED WITH PALM SPRINGS ATC HOWEVER ONCE SAFELY ON GROUND, PILOT CALLED 911 TO ASSIST IN TRANSPORTING PATIENT TO PALM SPRINGSHOSPITAL.