nicepants Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 A member on another thread mentioned that he'd read as many ntsb reports on helicopters that he could. As a freshly-started trainee, I've been doing the same thing. It's interesting to read about the different mistakes people make, and the different situations one might encounter. Seems like the most common are: -Dynamic Rollover-Uncontrolled Descent/Vortex Ring State-LTE-Inadequate pre-flight-Failure to maintain clearance with objects-Fuel starvation as a result of improper flight planning The most odd one I've read thus far contained this quote: "Remnants and the smell of an amphibian were present in the engine bleed manifold port and intake,"http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=...A149&akey=1 (No one was injured) Quote
Gomer Pylot Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 Frog ingestion is unfortunately common around the GOM. Little green tree frogs, which can hold onto vertical glass, hop all around. Many operators use intake and exhaust plugs during the summer to try to keep them out, but they still cause a few engine changes and bent helicopters. They can be very hard to see, and usually get sucked into the engine at exactly the wrong time. Quote
kodoz Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 My most unusual so far... The pilot of an airplane orbiting above said the moose charged the helicopter, and that as the helicopter attempted to evade the moose, the moose reared, or jumped, contacting the helicopter's tail rotor. Quote
heligirl03 Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 Not so weird. If this was the Temsco moose from this winter, it was darted but didn't go down and got mad instead. Grumpy, nearsighted creatures. Glad the crew and heli were ok. Moose wasn't so lucky... My most unusual so far... The pilot of an airplane orbiting above said the moose charged the helicopter, and that as the helicopter attempted to evade the moose, the moose reared, or jumped, contacting the helicopter's tail rotor. Quote
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