Incident at HECLA ISLAND
Summary
1998-01-22: HB4 BELL 206 C-GCHE - A/C WAS ON LIGHTHOUSE MAINTENANCE FLIGHT FOR CAN COAST GUARD. PILOT WAS APPROACHING LANDING SITE NEAR SEVERAL CHANNEL MARKERS WHEN HE FOUND A STRONG WIND BLOWING THERE. HE ELECTED NOT TO USE SITE AND LANDED ON FROZEN MARSHY AREA INSTEAD. PILOT REMAINED IN HELI WITH ENGINE RUNNING WHILE 2 PAX DEPARTED TO WORK AT SITE. AFTER PAX RETURNED, PILOT ATTEMPTED 'NO HOVER' TAKE-OFF. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE USED A 'NO HOVER' TAKE-OFF, TAIL MIGHT STRIKE NEARBY TALL GRASS. AS PILOT APPLIED COLLECTIVE, A/C STARTED TO ROLL TO LEFT. PILOT REDUCED POWER AND LOWERED COLLECTIVE. A/C SETTLED ON UNEVEN GROUND, BENDING RIGHT REAR EMERGENCY POPOUT FLOAT. PILOT INSPECTED A/C AND FOUND LEFT FORWARD SKID HAD SNAGGED A TREE STUMP HIDDEN IN SNOW. PILOT TOOK-OFF SAFELY AND FLEW A/C TO GIMLI FOR INSPECTION AND THEM CONTINUED ON TO WINNIPEG. POP-OUT FLOAT WAS REPAIRED AND A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. TIME = 1740Z.
Details
| CADORS Number | 1993C0387 |
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| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Reported By | |
| Occurred At | 1993-11-10 - Unknown time |
| Day or Night? | |
| Fatalities | 0 |
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| Aerodrome Name | |
| Geographic Location | Manitoba, Canada, North America, Prairie and Northern Region, HECLA ISLAND |
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| Reported By | |
| Categories | System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant] |
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Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Helicopter
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|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | GCHE | Flightaware (Registration) | Flightaware (Tracking) | AvHerald |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | Canada |
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Owner | BIGHORN AVIATION INC |
| Operator | Commercial |
| Make |
BELL |
| Model | 206B |
| Year Built | 1974 |
| Engine Type | Turbo shaft |
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| Gear Type | |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
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| Phase of Flight | Unknown |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Landing gear |