ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297259
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| Date: | Friday 24 May 2002 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Pompano Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N80PH |
| MSN: | 45401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19056 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C28B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE) |
| Miami, FL (FD23) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, while en route at an altitude of 400 feet, he heard a big bang and felt a "strong" left and right yaw. He performed an emergency shutdown of the engine, and did an autorotation landing on a beach. The investigation revealed fracture failure of the no.4 engine bearing. At the time of the accident, the roller bearings had approximately 5,487 hours since being installed in the engine on June 12, 1992, which was subsequently installed on the helicopter on September 3, 1992.
Probable Cause: The excessive rate of descent by the pilot-in-command during the autorotative landing resulting in a hard landing, following a total loss of engine power caused by failure of the No. 4 bearing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA02FA100
History of this aircraft
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| 14-Oct-2022 16:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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