# Incident 19870109006059I: Aerosp AS355F, Durham, NC, January 9, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1987, 08:55 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Airport: Sky Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LISA
- Location: 35.9940° N, 78.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9940&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355DU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,650 total, 680 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870109006059I

## Narrative

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

CHECK AIRMAN WAS DEMONSTRATING A RUNNING LANDING TO A SOFT SOD STRIP. SKIDS DUG INTO SOFT GROUND AND COLLAPSED.

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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