# Incident 19970206012329I: Bell 206B3, Baton Rouge, LA, February 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1997, 14:50 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5329° N, 91.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5329&lon=-91.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1073Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206012329I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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