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FAA incident report · Bolkms BO-105S · Lafayette, LA · February 7, 1995

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Date
February 7, 1995 · 05:50 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Airport
Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight
Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4302G
Reported as
Bolkms BO105S
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,531 total371 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N4302GRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2002 · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105SS/N S-853 · Built 1991Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105SEngine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on a night flight with wildlife management personnel on board, the pilot of BO-105 aircraft, N4302G, elected to return to the airport because the weather on-site was deteriorating. As the helicopter approached the Lafayette area, the pilot received a special VFR clearance to the Lafayette airport. The weather was 100 feet sky obscured and 1/4 mile visibility with ground fog. As the aircraft slowed for the last part of the landing, the windscreen suddenly fogged up due to the temperature difference and increased moisture in the air. The pilot's forward visibility and depth perception were seriously restricted. The pilot elected to maintain the aircraft in a landing configuration. The rate of descent was reported around 200 feet per minute and airspeed in the vicinity of 20 - 30 knots. The aircraft landed on the runway in a nose-up, hells-low attitude harder than normal and slid to a stop. The pilot reported a suspected hard landing to the appropriate maintenance personnel. A maintenance check revealed that the aft cross tube of the BO-105 aircraft was spread slightly beyond limits. There were no injuries to the pilot or passengers.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON A NIGHT FLIGHT WITH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ON BOARD, THE PILOT OF BO-105 AIRCRAFT, N4302G, ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BECAUSE THE WEATHER ON-SITE WAS DETERIORATING. AS THE HELICOPTER APPROACHED THE LAFAYETTE AREA, THE PILOT RECEIVED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO THE LAFAYETTE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS 100 FEET SKY OBSCURED AND 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH GROUND FOG. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED FOR THE LAST PART OF THE LANDING, THE WINDSCREEN SUDDENLY FOGGED UP DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE AND INCREASED MOISTURE IN THE AIR. THE PILOT'S FORWARD VISIBILITY AND DEPTH PERCEPTION WERE SERIOUSLY RESTRICTED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT IN A LANDING CONFIGURATION. THE RATE OF DESCENT WAS REPORTED AROUND 200 FEET PER MINUTE AND AIRSPEED IN THE VICINITY OF 20 - 30 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE-UP, HELLS-LOW ATTITUDE HARDER THAN NORMAL AND SLID TO A STOP. THE PILOT REPORTED A SUSPECTED HARD LANDING TO THE APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. A MAINTENANCE CHECK REVEALED THAT THE AFT CROSS TUBE OF THE BO-105 AIRCRAFT WAS SPREAD SLIGHTLY BEYOND LIMITS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.