MD500 pilot reported executing an off-airport landing after hearing a bang and experiencing severe v...

Attributes
ACN	1389020
Time
Date	201609
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD Helicopter 500/C/D/E/L
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Rotorcraft
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 5500 Flight Crew Type 1400
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Heard bang; then felt severe vibrations. I called [the closest] tower to advise 'we will be landing off airport for precautionary landing due to severe vibrations' and gave them the approximate location. I called our dispatch to advise director of maintenance of our situation. Confirmed all passengers were safe and comfortable. Notified [tower] via radio all was ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD500 pilot reported executing an off-airport landing after hearing a bang and experiencing severe vibrations.

Narrative: Heard bang; then felt severe vibrations. I called [the closest] Tower to advise 'We will be landing off airport for precautionary landing due to severe vibrations' and gave them the approximate location. I called our Dispatch to advise Director of Maintenance of our situation. Confirmed all passengers were safe and comfortable. Notified [Tower] via radio all was OK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.