# Accident 20020513009729A: Snias AS350B, Gainesville, GA, May 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2002, 18:13 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MFGA
- Location: 34.2769° N, 83.8331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2769&lon=-83.8331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696CH-2008-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL (registry code 8680801, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513009729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CAPTAIN ROBERT K. TERRELL, WAS DEMONSTRATING A HYDRAULIC FAILURE SIMULATIONS TO CAPTAIN BRUCE F. ERION. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNMANAGEABLE STRUCK THE GROUND HARD AND ROLLED OVER. THE WINDS AT 05132353Z AUTO 32013G18KT 10 SM BKN 037 17/12/A2989 RMK A02 PK WND 29027.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL02LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA097), May 13, 2002: Aerospatiale 350B (N696CH), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The check airman’s failure to follow prescribed procedures that resulted in the lost of control and subsequent in-flight collision with the terrain. A factor was gusting wind conditions.

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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