# Incident 19960603029709I: Bolkms BO105C, Houma, LA, June 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1996, 07:15 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5029H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,913 total, 2,348 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960603029709I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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