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AS350 helicopter pilot makes a precautionary landing after hearing a 'pop' followed by a loud continuous noise.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 693689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Make Model Name | AS 350 Astar/Ecureuil |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 693689 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While in a hover above liberty state park (lsp); I heard a 'pop' followed by a continuous loud noise. I immediately selected a suitable landing area and initiated a precautionary landing. I informed the newark liberty international tower of my intentions and landed without incident in an open field in no proximity of people or property. After troubleshooting the problem; I carried out a thorough inspection of the aircraft; conferred with maintenance; and determined the aircraft to be airworthy. With clearance from both the ewr tower and the lsp; I designated a second takeoff area with the help of an lsp trooper and departed normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AS350 HELI PLT MAKES A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AFTER HEARING A 'POP' FOLLOWED BY A LOUD CONTINUOUS NOISE.
Narrative: WHILE IN A HOVER ABOVE LIBERTY STATE PARK (LSP); I HEARD A 'POP' FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUOUS LOUD NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY SELECTED A SUITABLE LNDG AREA AND INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. I INFORMED THE NEWARK LIBERTY INTL TWR OF MY INTENTIONS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN AN OPEN FIELD IN NO PROX OF PEOPLE OR PROPERTY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROB; I CARRIED OUT A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE ACFT; CONFERRED WITH MAINT; AND DETERMINED THE ACFT TO BE AIRWORTHY. WITH CLRNC FROM BOTH THE EWR TWR AND THE LSP; I DESIGNATED A SECOND TKOF AREA WITH THE HELP OF AN LSP TROOPER AND DEPARTED NORMALLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.