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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B3 · Baton Rouge, LA · February 6, 1997

Date: February 6, 1997 · 14:50 local
Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1073Y
Reported as: Bell 206B3
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total4,500 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: while conducting pilot recurrency training on feb. 6, 1997 at 1415 hrs a state police helicopter, Bell 206 b iii made a moderate hard landing during the flare to level-off configuration of a touchdown 180 degrees auto rotation. These operations were being conducted at la regional airport in gonzales, LA with the proposed target touchdown area being the 1st 1/3 of the taxiway, parallel to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE CONDUCTING PILOT RECURRENCY TRAINING ON FEB. 6, 1997 AT 1415 HRS A STATE POLICE HELICOPTER, BELL 206 B III MADE A MODERATE HARD LANDING DURING THE FLARE TO LEVEL-OFF CONFIGURATION OF A TOUCHDOWN 180 DEGREES AUTO ROTATION. THESE OPERATIONS WERE BEING CONDUCTED AT LA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN GONZALES, LA WITH THE PROPOSED TARGET TOUCHDOWN AREA BEING THE 1ST 1/3 OF THE TAXIWAY, PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.