ichimama Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Glad it turned out well. http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/10/31/helicopter-lands-safely-after-losing-engines-at-5000-feet-over-calgary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helilog56 Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Now that's what I call good news..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212wrench Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Lost its engines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclic monkey Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I hope they find them soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidz Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I hope they find them soon. You mean IT don't you ? Unless they lost the spare they had stashed away under the back seat.. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwingWing Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Why hasn't the CADORS been posted on here yet!! C'mon get it together, the minute it comes up I want to see it on this forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidz Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Cute. CADORS doesn't get updated over the weekend. It'll probably be on tonite's report...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin44 Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Funny how Global News seemed to have somehow missed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidz Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Cadors Number: 2014C4234 Occurrence Category(ies): Other System/component failure or malfunction [powerplant] Occurrence Information Occurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2014-10-31 Occurrence Time: 2311 Z Day Or Night: day-time Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Canadian Aerodrome ID: Aerodrome Name: Occurrence Location: In the vicinity of: CALGARY INTL AB (CYYC) Province: Alberta TC Region: Prairie and Northern Region Country: Canada World Area: North America Reported By: NAV CANADA AOR Number: 181036-V2 TSB Class Of Investigation: TSB Occurrence No: Occurrence Event Information Aircraft Information Registration Mark: FRCG Foreign Registration: Flight #: Flight Rule: VFR Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: Canada Aircraft Make: ROBINSON Aircraft Model: R44 II Year Built: 2008 Amateur Built: No Engine Make: AVCO LYCOMING Engine Model: IO-540-AE1A5 Engine Type: Reciprocating Gear Type: Land Phase Of Flight: Cruise Damage: No Damage Owner: L R HELICOPTERS INC. Operator: L R HELICOPTERS INC. (16122) Operator Type: Commercial CARs Subpart: Aircraft Event InformationEngine failure Declared emergency/priority Forced landing Occurrence Summary Date: 2014-11-03 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: Narrative: A L R Helicopters Robinson R44 II (C-FRCG) on a local flight from Calgary, AB (CYYC) declared mayday due engine failure, auto-rotated safely to ground. Passing VFR traffic confirmed aircraft landed safely, pilot advised no help required and he would contact company. Landed safely at Glenmore Reservoir. No impact to operations. Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluethunder Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 As was mentioned earlier, kudu's to the driver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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