fleming
06-06-2006, 12:42 PM
This is from the National Transportation Safety Boards reports:
On May 5, 2006, at 1552 central daylight time (CDT), a single-engine Bell 206L-3 helicopter, N92MT, registered to and operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., (PHI) of Lafayette, Louisiana, was undamaged upon a successful landing on offshore platform Grand Isle 43-AA, located in the Gulf of Mexico. A few minutes after landing, ground personnel at the platform found the pilot, sole occupant, of the helicopter, unconscious. Resuscitation attempts made by an on-site medic and personnel at a local hospital were unsuccessful. The commercial pilot was pronounced dead at 1711 by an emergency room physician. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 positioning flight. The flight originated from onshore Grand Isle Tank Battery at 1542.
There were no reported witnesses to the landing; however, a company spokesman stated that the pilot landed in the center of the helideck, which was unusual because he normally landed to the side of the helideck, just in case another helicopter needed to land. Approximately 5 minutes after landing, the company dispatcher located on 43-AA went outside and noticed the helicopter was still running, with the pilot leaning over the flight controls. The on-site medic was notified, and after arriving to the helicopter, found the pilot in full arrest. PHI reported that after extricating the pilot, the medic initiated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), without success. At 1640, another PHI helicopter transported the pilot and medic to a local hospital; while en route, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed.
After the pilot was removed from the helicopter, an employee called PHI operations to received instructions on how to shut down the engine on the helicopter. Flight operations provided instructions to a worker at the platform who was able to secure the engine by closing the main fuel shutoff valve. The helicopter was not damaged.
The 15-563-hour pilot had been employed by PHI since May 29, 1979. He was reported to have accumulated 7,812 hours in the Bell 206 helicopter. Taped recordings of his conversations with the PHI communication center on his last takeoff and landing appeared normal.
On May 5, 2006, at 1552 central daylight time (CDT), a single-engine Bell 206L-3 helicopter, N92MT, registered to and operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., (PHI) of Lafayette, Louisiana, was undamaged upon a successful landing on offshore platform Grand Isle 43-AA, located in the Gulf of Mexico. A few minutes after landing, ground personnel at the platform found the pilot, sole occupant, of the helicopter, unconscious. Resuscitation attempts made by an on-site medic and personnel at a local hospital were unsuccessful. The commercial pilot was pronounced dead at 1711 by an emergency room physician. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 positioning flight. The flight originated from onshore Grand Isle Tank Battery at 1542.
There were no reported witnesses to the landing; however, a company spokesman stated that the pilot landed in the center of the helideck, which was unusual because he normally landed to the side of the helideck, just in case another helicopter needed to land. Approximately 5 minutes after landing, the company dispatcher located on 43-AA went outside and noticed the helicopter was still running, with the pilot leaning over the flight controls. The on-site medic was notified, and after arriving to the helicopter, found the pilot in full arrest. PHI reported that after extricating the pilot, the medic initiated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), without success. At 1640, another PHI helicopter transported the pilot and medic to a local hospital; while en route, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed.
After the pilot was removed from the helicopter, an employee called PHI operations to received instructions on how to shut down the engine on the helicopter. Flight operations provided instructions to a worker at the platform who was able to secure the engine by closing the main fuel shutoff valve. The helicopter was not damaged.
The 15-563-hour pilot had been employed by PHI since May 29, 1979. He was reported to have accumulated 7,812 hours in the Bell 206 helicopter. Taped recordings of his conversations with the PHI communication center on his last takeoff and landing appeared normal.