# Incident 20040507028449I: Bell 206L1, New Iberia, LA, May 7, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2004, 11:45 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3188P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3188P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,477 total, 1,722 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507028449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A RECURRENT TRAINING FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW ENTERED A 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION, DURING THE DECELERATION THE FLYING PILOT APPLIED TOO MUCH AFT CYCLIC THAT CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO FLOAT AND THE ROTOR RPM TO DECAY. THE HELICOPTER STARTED A VERTICAL DESCENT FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AND MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE WATER. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N3188P (1)

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

- [Incident 19890724050829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724050829I), Jul 24, 1989: Bell 206L1 (N3188P), Belle Chasse, LA, Minor damage. Engine failure on final approach. Autorotated to a canal. Rolled over. Found failed first stage power turbine wheel

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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