# NTSB ENG11WA054: Bell 412 - EP, Zakum Field, United Arab Emirates, March 16, 2011

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 16, 2011, 07:18 local (07:18 UTC)
- Place: Zakum Field, United Arab Emirates
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) operating: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG11WA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88545/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11WA054

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing-engine(s) operating: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 16, 2011, about 0718 coordinated universal time, a Bell 412EP helicopter, United Arab Emirates (UAE) registration A6-FLV, experienced a failure of the landing gear aft cross tube during loading of the helicopter at Zakum Field, UAE. The investigation is under the direction of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the UAE. As the state of design of the helicopter, the NTSB has been requested to assist the GCAA in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to: General Civil Aviation Authority Investigation Sector PO Box 6558 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 4447666 Fax: +971 2 4054535 Email: info@gcaa.gov.ae

## Aircraft

- Registration: A6-FLV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412 - EP
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 36514
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operator: Falcon Aviation Services
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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