# Incident 19840917055159I: Bell 222, Baton Rouge, LA, September 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1984, 17:05 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5008Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008Q-2009-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,614 total, 101 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917055159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FOLLOWING NR2 HYDRAULIC FAILURE PILOT PULLED FLOATATION T HANDLE INSTEAD OF EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE.

## Other reports on N5008Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890323004739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323004739A), Mar 23, 1989: Bell 222 (N5008Q), Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor effectiveness while turning in a hover on an aerial taxi test flight. Impacted in turn. Chopped tail

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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