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Corporate Owned: 137,281
Buckingham Airfield Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Ft. Myers, Florida 33906
Saturday, November 18, 2006 9:10 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
During the advancement of the fuel control lever, the engine revved and increased power to the point the pilot could not control the bouncing of the helicopter on the pad. The examination of the helicopter's airframe did not reveal any discrepancies that would have prevented normal operation of its flight and engine controls. A test cell run of the engine did not reveal any discrepancies with the operation at various power settings. The manufacturer states that if the fuel control lever is moved beyond the "Flight" detent the emergency valve progressively opens to supply the engine. The pilot's incorrect operation of the fuel lever could have contributed to over revving of the engine.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during engine start. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper advancement of the fuel control lever.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/18/2006 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 910 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Ft. Myers |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 33906 |
| Event Date Year | 2006 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 263836N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0814237W |
| Event Location Airport | Buckingham Airfield |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | FL59 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 23 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 853 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 200 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | RSW |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 30 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 7 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 6000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 16 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 10 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 350 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.03 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 24041 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Comm Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 18 2006 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 28 2008 3:01PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Tampa, FSDO-35 |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N72LC |
| NTSB Number | MIA07TA017 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | Y |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Public Use |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Eurocopter |
| Aircraft Model | AS 350 BA |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 2628 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 4630 |
| Aircraft Category | Helicopter |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 5 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Nov 1 2006 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 80 |
| Airframe Hours | 2708 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Lee County Sheriff's Office |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway |
| Aircraft Owner City | Ft. Myers |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33912 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Lee County Sheriff's Office |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway |
| Operator City | Ft. Myers |
| Operator State | FL |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 33912 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Public Use |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | FL59 |
| Departure City | Ft. Myers |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 915 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | -- |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 4 2008 11:03AM |
| User who most recently changed record | MUZD |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |