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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 427 · Arlington, TX · January 28, 2010

Date: January 28, 2010 · 11:25 local
Place: Arlington, TX
Airport: Arlington
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N427F
Reported as: Bell 427
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total31 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N427FRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 427S/N 56004 · Built 2000 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron Canada 427 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW207DTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

On January 28, 2010 at 11:25 local time Bell helicopter model 427, N427F, owned and operated by Bell helicopter Textron was involved in an incident at Arlington Airport, Arlington Texas. While returning to the airport after a maintenance flight the number 1 engine lost power followed shortly by the number 2 engine lossing power. Visual flight rule conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The pilot received no injuries and the aircraft sustained minor damage during the auto rotation. The pilot holds a commercial pilots certificate. The flight had originated from Arlington Airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 28, 2010 AT 11:25 LOCAL TIME BELL HELICOPTER MODEL 427, N427F, OWNED AND OPERATED BY BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT ARLINGTON AIRPORT, ARLINGTON TEXAS. WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AFTER A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE LOST POWER FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE LOSSING POWER. VISUAL FLIGHT RULE CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE AUTO ROTATION. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOTS CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM ARLINGTON AIRPORT.