20221111018489I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Nashville, TN · November 11, 2022

Date
November 11, 2022 · 16:53 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EVCA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N891GT
Reported as
Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2
Reported engine
SAFRAN ARRIEL-2D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 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.

While performing an haa patient transfer to st. thomas west in Nashville, TN approximately 20 minutes west of Nashville, TN a medic smelled what he described as burned oil. Shortly following the smell, the PIC received an intermittent red main gear box pressure light on the caution/warning panel. The light flashed on and immediately turned off. Approximately 45 seconds later the light flashed on and off again. The light continued to flash on then off with increasing frequency. The PIC decided to make a precautionary landing at privacy data omitted golf course 3.4 miles southwest of the hospital. At the time of landing the warning light was on steady and there was a stream of oil running down the left side of the aircraft. There was no oil visible in the main gear box oil sight glass. No emergency was declared during the flight. No further damage to the aircraft or property was noted as a result of the incident nor was there any associated injuries.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING AN HAA PATIENT TRANSFER TO ST. THOMAS WEST IN NASHVILLE, TN APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES WEST OF NASHVILLE, TN A MEDIC SMELLED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS BURNED OIL. SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE SMELL, THE PIC RECEIVED AN INTERMITTENT RED MAIN GEAR BOX PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE CAUTION/WARNING PANEL. THE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS LATER THE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF AGAIN. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH ON THEN OFF WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. THE PIC DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GOLF COURSE 3.4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE HOSPITAL. AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON STEADY AND THERE WAS A STREAM OF OIL RUNNING DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO OIL VISIBLE IN THE MAIN GEAR BOX OIL SIGHT GLASS. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DURING THE FLIGHT. NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY WAS NOTED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT NOR WAS THERE ANY ASSOCIATED INJURIES.