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Engine failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 272602 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lga airport : 6n5 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 136 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 1080 |
| ASRS Report | 272602 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After takeoff from GNS at 300-400 ft AGL, I heard a loud bang. Cockpit indication showed that #1 engine had failed. Confirming I had a positive rate of climb, I elected to go to lga. I performed a single engine run on landing with no damage or injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENG FAILURE.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM GNS AT 300-400 FT AGL, I HEARD A LOUD BANG. COCKPIT INDICATION SHOWED THAT #1 ENG HAD FAILED. CONFIRMING I HAD A POSITIVE RATE OF CLB, I ELECTED TO GO TO LGA. I PERFORMED A SINGLE ENG RUN ON LNDG WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.