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 |
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Occurred At | 1993-11-10 - Unknown time |
Day or Night? | |
Fatalities | 0 |
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Geographic Location | Manitoba, Canada, North America, Prairie and Northern Region, HECLA ISLAND |
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Categories | System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant] |
Events |
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 |
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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 |