# Incident 20050909023169I: Snias AS350B3, Fort Belvoir, VA, September 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
- Airport: Davison Aaf Base Ops
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7131° N, 77.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Belvoir, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7131&lon=-77.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911DC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B3
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050909023169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA^ SEMI-ANNUAL RECURRENCY TRAINING WITH FACTORY INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ AIRCRAFT WAS FLARED TOO HIGH RESULTING IN TOO LOW AN AIRSPEED AND ROTOR RPM CAUSING A HARD LANDING. THE METAL TAIL BOOM FLEXED AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING.

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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