# Accident 19991113046959A: Bell 427, Alamosa, CO, November 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1999, 13:40 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: San Luis Valley/Bergman Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4351° N, 105.8679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN LUIS VALLEY RGNL/BERGMAN FLD (ALS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4351&lon=-105.8679&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGDEJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 427
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113046959A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS/IS CERTIFICATED IN EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY FOR PURPOSE OF FAA CERTIFICATION FOR TYPE CERTIFICATION. THIS HARD LANDING WAS THE RESULT OF WHAT IS TERMED A HIGH HOVER TEST.  IN THIS TEST THE AIRCRAFT IS LOADED OVER GROSS WEIGHT, OPERATED AT A HIGH ELEVATION (7000 FT), ZERO WIND AND ZERO AIRSPEED.  ON ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN AND A RECOVERY IS PERFORMED.  THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY FAR VIOLATION OR PILOT INCOMPETENCY.  THIS WAS A TEST THAT EVALUATES THE AIRCRAFT UNDER EXTREME OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS AND AS IS SOMETIMES THE CASE, THIS TEST WAS NOT WITHOUT SMOE NEGATIVE RESULTS.  THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND NO INJURIES RESULTED,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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