ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142026
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| Date: | Sunday 22 January 2012 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Longhorn Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N555NB |
| MSN: | 2306 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7415 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Waco, TX |
| Irving, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing sequence to the landing zone, the helicopter’s fuel light illuminated and the engine lost power. The pilot performed an autorotation to flat terrain at a golf course. During the forced landing, the helicopter impacted the level terrain and came to rest about 10 feet from the initial impact point. An on-scene examination of the fuel system revealed no evidence of fuel and the fuel gauge read empty. Less than a half gallon of fuel was recovered and there was no evidence of fuel contamination. An examination of the remaining systems revealed no anomalies. The pilot stated that he mismanaged his fuel and that the tailwind component was less than forecast.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2012 00:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 01:56 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:02 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 08:51 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 12:55 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2012 22:45 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2012 20:24 | Geno | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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