# Accident 20030620017419A: Bolkms BO105C, Blasedall, NY, June 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2003, 15:46 local time
- Place: Blasedall, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M7FA
- Location: 42.7892° N, 78.8417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7892&lon=-78.8417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105SJ-2004-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C (registry code 5626005, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-gm-bo-105c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,750 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620017419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2003 AT 1630 HRS I WAS DISPATCHED TO BLASDELL, NY FOR A REPORTED HELICOPTER HARD LANDING AT THE FORD STAMPING PLANT IN LACKAWANNA, NY. UPON ARRIVAL I FOUND THE LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE HELIPORT IT DEPARTED FROM WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THE TAIL BOOM STRIKING A CHAIN LINK GATEPOST WITH THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY IMBEDDED IN THE FENCE. THE GATE WAS OPEN LEADING FROM THE PLANT ROADWAY TO THE PARKING LOT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS MADE SCRAPES IN THE ASPHALT ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE THE GATE OPENING AND THEN DISAPPEARED 5 FEET BEFORE THE GATE OPENING. THE AIRCRAFT, SLIDING AT A HEADING OF 120 DEGREES, CAME TO REST ABOUT 350 FEET AFTER THE GATE OPENING FACING IN A NORTH DIRECTION. THERE WERE 4 MAIN ROTOR BLADE CUT MADE IN THE ASPHALT ABOUT 200 FEET AFTER THE GATE OPENING. THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION WAS TORN FROM ITS MOUNT AND LEANING OVER TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 70 DEGREES FROM VERTICAL. ALL 4 MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DESTROYED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE IMPACT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CLIMB POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. THE NTSB WILL DETERMINE THE FINAL CAUSE.

## 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 NYC03LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA133), Jun 20, 2003: MBB BO-105C (N105SJ), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper interpretation of a descent as a power loss and subsequent decision to autorotate, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the collective friction.

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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