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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sikorsky S-76C · New Iberia, LA · February 18, 2018

Date
February 18, 2018 · 09:45 local
Place
New Iberia, LA
Airport
Acadiana Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALGA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N860AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA138
Reported as
Sikorsky S-76C
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-2S1
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
9,674 total3,466 in this make and model68 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.

The aircraft taxied from the fuel farm to the runway to prepare for departure. While on the taxiway, the aircraft rolled over 7 inch rise in the concrete pavement, causing the right hand main gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM THE FUEL FARM TO THE RUNWAY TO PREPARE FOR DEPARTURE. WHILE ON THE TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER 7 INCH RISE IN THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.