ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31000
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| Date: | Saturday 21 February 1998 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) |
| Registration: | N210PH |
| MSN: | 51541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houma, Louisiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Fort Jackson, Louisiana |
| Houma, Louisiana | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A bird struck and sheared the cyclic push pull tube during the helicopter's cruise flight at 800 feet MSL. The helicopter started 'shaking violently' and cyclic inputs did not correct the attitude of the aircraft. When the pilot lowered the collective full down and rolled the throttle to the idle position, the helicopter entered a 'near level attitude and a slight left bank.'
At about 15 feet AGL, the pilot applied full aft cyclic and pulled pitch for the landing. The helicopter touched the ground in a left sideways movement and bounced once before coming to rest.
Sources:
1. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=210PH
2. NTSB FTW97LA354 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/Results.aspx?queryId=a60167d1-392c-44ac-a2c6-c8f976f7745e
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 1997 | N210PH | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Houma, LA | |
sub |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2015 22:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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