# Incident 20140307002859I: Sikorsky S-76C, Bucyrus, OH, March 7, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bucyrus, OH
- Airport: Bucyrus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VE7A
- Location: 40.8051° N, 82.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bucyrus, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8051&lon=-82.9716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76C
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2S1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 1,770 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140307002859I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS STABLE IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOTS AND CREW HEARD AND FELT A BANG AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHUDDER.  AFTER THE INITIAL EVENT THERE WAS NO FURTHER VIBRATION OF INDICATION OF A PROBLEM.  THE CREW DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF PERFORMING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.   WHILE DISCUSSING THE NEED FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, THE #2 ENGINE FIRE-LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SECURED THE #2 ENGINE, AND PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT BUCYRUS AIRPORT (17G).

THE LANDING AND SHUTDOWN WERE UNEVENTFUL.

THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES A 1 INCH HOLE IN ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES (RED), FIBERGLASS AND SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT ENGINE COWLING.

THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER'S EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE INDICATES THAT THE DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES IS BEYOND THE LIMITS FOR FIELD REPAIR.

ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE WITHOUT SCRAPPING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE, IT WILL REQUIRE A SPECIALIZED SERVICE FOR REPAIR.  THE NTSB INITIALLY REVIEWED THIS DAMAGE ALONG WITH A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPAIR AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL INDICATING THAT THE EVENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT.

AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, THE NTSB NOTIFIED THE FSDO THAT THEY HAVE REVERSED THEIR EVALUATION AND CLASSIFIED THE DAMAGE NOT SUBSTANTIAL.  THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RECLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT 05/21/2014 - JLD.

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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