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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G-2A-1 · Isabella, MN · April 24, 2010

Date: April 24, 2010 · 06:00 local
Place: Isabella, MN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: CUHG
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8542D
Reported as: Bell 47G-2A-1
Reported engine: Allison 250-C10D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total1,200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N8542DRegistered now · Bell 47G-2A-1S/N 3546 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft was operating in a sandy, and rocky area seeding trees for the MN dnr. While repositioning to pickup additional seed, the engine failed. The aircraft was at approximately 500 feet AGL, traveling at 70 miles per hour. The pilot autorotated into a swampy area. No damage was sustained on the landing. Engine compressor appeared to be damaged due to foriegn object injestion. Recommended/counseled to the aircraft owner that particle seperators be installed on all helicopters that conduct similar low level operations.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN A SANDY, AND ROCKY AREA SEEDING TREES FOR THE MN DNR. WHILE REPOSITIONING TO PICKUP ADDITIONAL SEED, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL, TRAVELING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED INTO A SWAMPY AREA. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON THE LANDING. ENGINE COMPRESSOR APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED DUE TO FORIEGN OBJECT INJESTION. RECOMMENDED/COUNSELED TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER THAT PARTICLE SEPERATORS BE INSTALLED ON ALL HELICOPTERS THAT CONDUCT SIMILAR LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS.

Other reports on N8542D · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020611014849AJordan, MN(-23) During an aerial application for mosquitos, the pilot initiated a turn when the engine stalled. Pilot was forced to initiate auto rotation. Altitude was approximately 50 feet. Pilot made a hard landing in a swamp 2 miles south of Jordan MN. Both skids…Jun 11, 2002 · No damage