What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 15, 2025 at approximately 1230 pm local time, Bell 206B registered as nxxxx, had an engine chip light annunciation during cruise flight along the shoreline on Hollywood beach, FL. The pilot in command followed the pilots operating handbook which states land immediately. The PIC choose to land in a golf course off Hollywood beach, FL. Inspectors from sfl FSDO-19 responded to the scene and interviewed the pilot. A mechanic for aircraft privacy data omittedoperators was summoned and the chip detectors were removed. A general visual inspection of the chip detector revealed metal particles. The chip detector were cleaned/reinstalled and a ground run with a penalty of 30 minutes was accomplished. During the first 5 minutes of the ground run, the chip light annunciated for a second time. At this time the aircraft was deemed unairworthy and the privacy data omittedoperator the aircraft proceeded to recover aircraft from golf course via ground transpiration. The following corrective action was performed follow recovering of aircraft, aircraft maintenance personnel drained and flushed oil system, clean oil filter, cleaned chip detectors, and serviced engine oil, performed a 30 minute ground run with no reoccurrence of chip light and no debris on chip detector. Aircraft was returned for service.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 15, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 PM LOCAL TIME, BELL 206B REGISTERED AS NXXXX, HAD AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ANNUNCIATION DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ALONG THE SHORELINE ON HOLLYWOOD BEACH, FL. THE PILOT IN COMMAND FOLLOWED THE PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK WHICH STATES LAND IMMEDIATELY. THE PIC CHOOSE TO LAND IN A GOLF COURSE OFF HOLLYWOOD BEACH, FL. INSPECTORS FROM SFL FSDO-19 RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. A MECHANIC FOR AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATORS WAS SUMMONED AND THE CHIP DETECTORS WERE REMOVED. A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CHIP DETECTOR REVEALED METAL PARTICLES. THE CHIP DETECTOR WERE CLEANED/REINSTALLED AND A GROUND RUN WITH A PENALTY OF 30 MINUTES WAS ACCOMPLISHED. DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF THE GROUND RUN, THE CHIP LIGHT ANNUNCIATED FOR A SECOND TIME. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEEMED UNAIRWORTHY AND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO RECOVER AIRCRAFT FROM GOLF COURSE VIA GROUND TRANSPIRATION. THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS PERFORMED FOLLOW RECOVERING OF AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DRAINED AND FLUSHED OIL SYSTEM, CLEAN OIL FILTER, CLEANED CHIP DETECTORS, AND SERVICED ENGINE OIL, PERFORMED A 30 MINUTE GROUND RUN WITH NO REOCCURRENCE OF CHIP LIGHT AND NO DEBRIS ON CHIP DETECTOR. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE.