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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-3 · Bowling Green, MO · June 23, 2025

Date: June 23, 2025 · 01:31 local
Place: Bowling Green, MO
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EVCA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N248AE
Reported as: Bell 206L-3
Reported engine: Allison 250-C30 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total

N248AERegistered now · Bell 206L-3S/N 51129 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBell 206L-3 Engine modelAllison 250-C30 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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While at a cruise altitude, with autopilot altitude hold engaged & set at 3500 feet MSL, the pilot noticed a slow climb and that his current altitude was now at 4000 feet MSL. The collective and cyclic controls required excessive forces to move indicating a hydraulic system issue. The pilot validated the hydraulic switch was in the on position and then proceeded to perform the hydraulics emergency checklist with no resolution to the hydraulic system issue. An emergency run-on landing was performed at the Bowling Green, MO airport H19, runway 13. No injury to persons or damage to property reported.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE, WITH AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE HOLD ENGAGED & SET AT 3500 FEET MSL, THE PILOT NOTICED A SLOW CLIMB AND THAT HIS CURRENT ALTITUDE WAS NOW AT 4000 FEET MSL. THE COLLECTIVE AND CYCLIC CONTROLS REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCES TO MOVE INDICATING A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ISSUE. THE PILOT VALIDATED THE HYDRAULIC SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND THEN PROCEEDED TO PERFORM THE HYDRAULICS EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ISSUE. AN EMERGENCY RUN-ON LANDING WAS PERFORMED AT THE BOWLING GREEN, MO AIRPORT H19, RUNWAY 13. NO INJURY TO PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY REPORTED.