29.5786° N, 90.7079° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 3, 1996 · 07:15 local
Place
Houma, LA
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Aircraft
N5029H
Reported as
Bolkms BO105C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,913 total2,348 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while at a five foot hover, the pilot initiated a normal takeoff. An uncommanded downward collective movement occurred. The collective slammed full travel to the full down position. The aircraft hit the ground. After striking the ground, the collective operated normally.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE AT A FIVE FOOT HOVER, THE PILOT INITIATED A NORMAL TAKEOFF. AN UNCOMMANDED DOWNWARD COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT OCCURRED. THE COLLECTIVE SLAMMED FULL TRAVEL TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. AFTER STRIKING THE GROUND, THE COLLECTIVE OPERATED NORMALLY.