# Incident 19950207009619I: Bolkms BO105S, Lafayette, LA, February 7, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1995, 05:50 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4302G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4302G-2002-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S (registry code 5626006, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105S
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,531 total, 371 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950207009619I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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