# Accident 20060516008189A: Snias AS350B3, Santa Teresa, NM, May 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2006, 10:15 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Santa Teresa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8811° N, 106.7047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8811&lon=-106.7047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (registry code 8680954, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06TA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06TA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060516008189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS STATEMENTS PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT N183AE WAS CONDUCTING A SERIES OF TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS ON THE TAXIWAY AT 5T6 (AT LEAST 4 OR AS MANY AS 6 IN SEQUENCE). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM OAS INVESTIGATION TEAM MEMBER (NOT A WITNESS) INDICATES THAT TRANSITION TRAINING FOR MISSION AIRCRAFT WAS BEING CONDUCTED. IP WAS PROVIDING TRAINING TO HIS FIRST CANDIDATE AFTER COMPLETING IP TRAINING. IP MAY HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING EMERGENCY (MANUAL) GOVERNOR OPERATIONS TO LANDINGS. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO FAA INDICATES THAT A MAINTENANCE ALERT WAS ISSUED IN 2004 AGAINST THIS MODEL TO LIMIT MANUAL OPERATION OF GOVERNOR DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE FAILURE OF SOLENOID. IF SOLENOID WERE TO FAIL IN LOW-IDLE MODE, PILOT MAY BE UNABLE TO PREVENT ROTOR RPM DECAY. MAINTENANCE ALERT PERMITTED TWO APPLICATIONS OF MANUAL GOVERNOR OPERATION IN 15 MINUTE PERIOD FOLLOWED BY 15 MINUTES SUSPENSION OF OPERATION.

## 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 DFW06TA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06TA127), May 16, 2006: Aerospatiale AS350-B3 (N183AE), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper supervision of the flight which resulted in a 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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