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A robinson R22/beta on a low altitude photo mission experienced smoke in the cockpit from an oil leak. The pilot made a successful precautionary landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 706678 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Robinson R22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 706678 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Photo flight; robinson R22/beta. Cruise flight; approximately 500 ft AGL: dense smoke from engine fills cockpit. Checklist procedures accomplished. Located suitable landing area; precautionary landing successfully executed. No injuries to passenger or pilot. No damage to helicopter. Helicopter trucked back to base. Post flight inspection reveals leak produced by an abraded oil line. Repositioning of emissions hose clamp with respect to engine oil lines would prevent reoccurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ROBINSON R22/BETA ON A LOW ALT PHOTO MISSION EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT FROM AN OIL LEAK. THE PLT MADE A SUCCESSFUL PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Narrative: PHOTO FLT; ROBINSON R22/BETA. CRUISE FLT; APPROX 500 FT AGL: DENSE SMOKE FROM ENGINE FILLS COCKPIT. CHKLIST PROCS ACCOMPLISHED. LOCATED SUITABLE LNDG AREA; PRECAUTIONARY LNDG SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR PLT. NO DAMAGE TO HELI. HELI TRUCKED BACK TO BASE. POST FLT INSPECTION REVEALS LEAK PRODUCED BY AN ABRADED OIL LINE. REPOSITIONING OF EMISSIONS HOSE CLAMP WITH RESPECT TO ENGINE OIL LINES WOULD PREVENT REOCCURRENCE.
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.