# Incident 20000523016979I: Snias AS350BA, Peach Springs, AZ, May 23, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KBMA
- Location: 35.5314° N, 113.4320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peach Springs, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5314&lon=-113.4320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270SH-2006-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350BA (registry code 8680817, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- Pilot flight hours: 3,879 total, 905 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000523016979I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT N270SH HAD LANDED TO A HOVER OVER A REMOTE UNIMPROVED HELIPAD. WHILE MAKING A PEDAL TURN OVER THE HELIPAD, THE PILOT MISCALCULATED HIS DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER OF THE PAD CAUSING THE VERTICAL FIN TO BE TOO FAR UPSLOPE.  THIS MISCALCULATION CAUSED THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE FIN ASSEMBLY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A SMALL ROCK, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N270SH (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030920037859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030920037859A), Sep 20, 2003: Snias AS350BA (N270SH), Grandcanyonwes, AZ, Destroyed, 7 fatal. (-23) On September 20, 2003, at 1238 mountain standard time, an aerospatiale AS350BA, N270SH, collided with a canyon wall during a descent into descent canyon,…
- [Incident 20000730026249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000730026249I), Jul 30, 2000: Snias AS350BA (N270SH), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) This incident occurred as a result of the pilot performing low level or (terrain flight) during which time a turning manuever was performed causing one…

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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