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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sikorsky S-76C · Houma, LA · June 1, 2019

Date
June 1, 2019 · 09:00 local
Place
Houma, LA
Airport
Huma-Terrebonne
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N714P
Reported as
Sikorsky S-76C
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-2S2
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,043 total

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.

On Saturday, June 1, 2019, at approximately 06:39 (CDT), N714P, a (phi) petroleum helicopters inc., Sikorsky SK-76-C helicopter serial number 760719 departed from Houma-Terrebonne airport (hum) Houma, LA. The helicopter was operating on a 14 CFR part 135 flight to the oil platform bullwinkle at green canyon (65) gulf of Mexico. The helicopters left landing gear would not extend to the landing configuration at the platform. The two pilots and six passengers returned to phi base at the north ramp Huma-Terrebonne. The 6 passengers were assisted by mechanics and ground crew in deplaning while the nose gear and right gear were deployed for stability, passengers then exited from the right entry/exit door. The PIC landed on a grass area, gear up and performed normal shutdown. No injuries, minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 06:39 (CDT), N714P, A (PHI) PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS INC., SIKORSKY SK-76-C HELICOPTER SERIAL NUMBER 760719 DEPARTED FROM HOUMA-TERREBONNE AIRPORT (HUM) HOUMA, LA. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING ON A 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT TO THE OIL PLATFORM BULLWINKLE AT GREEN CANYON (65) GULF OF MEXICO. THE HELICOPTERS LEFT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AT THE PLATFORM. THE TWO PILOTS AND SIX PASSENGERS RETURNED TO PHI BASE AT THE NORTH RAMP HUMA-TERREBONNE. THE 6 PASSENGERS WERE ASSISTED BY MECHANICS AND GROUND CREW IN DEPLANING WHILE THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT GEAR WERE DEPLOYED FOR STABILITY, PASSENGERS THEN EXITED FROM THE RIGHT ENTRY/EXIT DOOR. THE PIC LANDED ON A GRASS AREA, GEAR UP AND PERFORMED NORMAL SHUTDOWN. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE.