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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-3 · Lexington, KY · March 18, 2015

Date: March 18, 2015 · 14:15 local
Place: Lexington, KY
Airport: Uk Heliport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EVCA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N282AE
Reported as: Bell 206L-3
Reported engine: Allison 250-C30 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N282AERegistered now · Bell 206L-3S/N 51452 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBell 206L-3 Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C30PTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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March 18, 2015 at 1440 EDT N282AE, a 1991 Bell helicopter, 206L-3, sn 51452, owned and operated by air evac EMS, inc. made an uneventful precautionary landing in a field near the university of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. The pilot smelled something resembling electrical burning shortly after liftoff from the hospital and witnessed the load current meter reach full deflection.

As the FAA filed it

MARCH 18, 2015 AT 1440 EDT N282AE, A 1991 BELL HELICOPTER, 206L-3, SN 51452, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR EVAC EMS, INC. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IN LEXINGTON, KY. THE PILOT SMELLED SOMETHING RESEMBLING ELECTRICAL BURNING SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WITNESSED THE LOAD CURRENT METER REACH FULL DEFLECTION.