# Incident 20110120010539I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2, Franklin, PA, January 20, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2011, 12:08 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3830° N, 79.8321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3830&lon=-79.8321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N492AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2 (registry code 5620027, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series (registry code 52135, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110120010539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRAINING PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENROUTE TO CORRY AIRPORT (8G2), CRUISING AT 2500 FT AND 120 KNOTS, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO OSCILLATE ABOUT THE ROLL AXIS. TRAINING PILOT INITIALLY THOUGHT THE MALFUNCTION WAS INDUCED BY THE TRAINEE PILOT AS HE WAS SETTING UP FOR A GPS APPROACH.WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE OSCILLATION, THE TRAINEE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT INDUCE THE OSCILLATION, AND THE CONTROLS WERE IMMEDIATELY PASSED TO THE TRAINING PILOT.THE TRAINING PILOT CONFIRMED THAT AN AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCY EXISTED AND A PRE-CAUTIONARY LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO A NEARBY HAY FIELD IN VENANGO COUNTY.THE OSCILLATIONS SUBSIDED AS THE A/C DECELERATED AND A SUCCESSFUL HOVER LANDING WAS EXECUTED.PHASE OF FLIGHT:  CRUISEMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS: VMCWEATHER DESCRIPTION: 3000 FT BROKEN, 10   MILES VISIBILITY, WINDS NW 5 MPHCOMPANY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED THE FLIGHT CONTROL DISCREPANCY AND EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE NTSB PURSUANT TO NTSB PART 830.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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