Helicopter makes emergency landing in Bayonne, N.J., Port Authority says – CBS News

Helicopter makes emergency landing in Bayonne, N.J., Port Authority says  CBS News

A helicopter made an emergency landing at the Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal in Bayonne Tuesday morning, according to the Port Authority. A helicopter made an emergency landing at the Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal in Bayonne on Tuesday morning, according to the Port Authority. The FlyNYON chopper landed at around 9 a.m. just outside the Port Liberty Container Terminal, the Port Authority said. There were no injuries. Video from the scene shows a helicopter in a roadway with a portion of its tail broken off, lying on the ground nearby. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Bell 206 landed on the road "after the pilot reported a possible engine issue." According to air traffic control audio from LiveATC.net, the helicopter pilot declared a mayday, saying the helicopter had an engine out.

"The goal of a pilot going through any situation where they have a possible engine issue to get the helicopter on the ground safely and remain upright, and that's what happened here in Bayonne," Chopper 2's Jim Smith said. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. The National Transportation Safety Board was notified, the Port Authority said. The helicopter was later placed on a flatbed truck and removed. CBS News New York went by FlyNYON's headquarters in Kearny, but the company said it had