22.2185° N, 159.5611° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Haena, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 6, 2010 · 11:30 local
Place
Ha'Ena, HI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DCGA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N842LA
Reported as
Hughes Heli 369E
Reported engine
Allison 250-C20B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.
Pilot experienced suspected compressor stall during flight with loud noise and yaw of the aircraft with loss of engine power. Pilot forced to land helicopter off field. Inspection of engine by maintenance found one 1st stage compressor blade broken off at the root and laying in the plenum chamber in front of the compressor inlet and severe damage to remaining blades and stators.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT EXPERIENCED SUSPECTED COMPRESSOR STALL DURING FLIGHT WITH LOUD NOISE AND YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT FORCED TO LAND HELICOPTER OFF FIELD. INSPECTION OF ENGINE BY MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE BROKEN OFF AT THE ROOT AND LAYING IN THE PLENUM CHAMBER IN FRONT OF THE COMPRESSOR INLET AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO REMAINING BLADES AND STATORS.