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A bell 47 pilot noticed upon return to base that a ground handling wheel had fallen from his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795534 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bell 47 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 795534 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I was on a photographic mission this afternoon. Our first location was approximately 5 NM nnw of the ZZZ airport; a construction site of a new store. The next site was approximately 5 NM due north of that; an apartment complex construction site. The next location was a dredging operation in the river; approximately 10 NM due west. The final location was an estate; approximately 5 NM nne of the ZZZ airport. I returned to the ZZZ airport about XA00. Upon postflt I discovered I had lost the starboard ground handling wheel that had been pinned in the flight position. The port ground handling wheel was still pinned in place. I notified the airport authority/authorized and we conducted and completed ramp and field search for the wheel with negative results. The airport authority/authorized assured me he would contact me if he received information on the location of the wheel. The ZZZ police were notified of the loss. This evening I was notified the wheel had been found on a local golf course and I could pick it up tomorrow. No injuries or property damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BELL 47 PILOT NOTICED UPON RETURN TO BASE THAT A GROUND HANDLING WHEEL HAD FALLEN FROM HIS AIRCRAFT.
Narrative: I WAS ON A PHOTOGRAPHIC MISSION THIS AFTERNOON. OUR FIRST LOCATION WAS APPROX 5 NM NNW OF THE ZZZ ARPT; A CONSTRUCTION SITE OF A NEW STORE. THE NEXT SITE WAS APPROX 5 NM DUE N OF THAT; AN APARTMENT COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE NEXT LOCATION WAS A DREDGING OP IN THE RIVER; APPROX 10 NM DUE W. THE FINAL LOCATION WAS AN ESTATE; APPROX 5 NM NNE OF THE ZZZ ARPT. I RETURNED TO THE ZZZ ARPT ABOUT XA00. UPON POSTFLT I DISCOVERED I HAD LOST THE STARBOARD GND HANDLING WHEEL THAT HAD BEEN PINNED IN THE FLT POS. THE PORT GND HANDLING WHEEL WAS STILL PINNED IN PLACE. I NOTIFIED THE ARPT AUTH AND WE CONDUCTED AND COMPLETED RAMP AND FIELD SEARCH FOR THE WHEEL WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE ARPT AUTH ASSURED ME HE WOULD CONTACT ME IF HE RECEIVED INFO ON THE LOCATION OF THE WHEEL. THE ZZZ POLICE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE LOSS. THIS EVENING I WAS NOTIFIED THE WHEEL HAD BEEN FOUND ON A LCL GOLF COURSE AND I COULD PICK IT UP TOMORROW. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.