# Incident 20021031037269I: Bell 206L4, New Orleans, LA, October 31, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2002, 08:15 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180AL-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,716 total, 69 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021031037269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT-OFF FROM THE HELIPAD THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT CYCLIC AND RAPIDLY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THESE ACTIONS RESULTED IN A LEVEL, HARD LANDING. THE LIFT-OFF HEADING WAS 270 DEGREES AND THE WINDS WERE OFFICIALLY REPORTED AS 040 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS (RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND CONDITION).

## Other reports on N180AL (1)

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

- [Accident 20081211852549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081211852549A), Dec 11, 2008: Bell 206L4 (N180AL), Sabine Pass, TX, Destroyed, 5 fatal. The aircraft departed Sabine Pass island operational heliport with 1 pilot and 4 passengers, en route to rig area, west cameron-157, and crashed at or about…

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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