What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 18, 2006, at 0920 EST, a Eurocopter AS-350, registered to lee county sheriff office, experienced ground resonance during start-up prior to takeoff for a local part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The atp-rated pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot reported engine went to 100% without control input and aircraft began bouncing around. Test cell run and teardown of the engine revealed no irregularities. The damaged starflex with a total time of 525 hours was removed for manufacturer evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 18, 2006, AT 0920 EST, A EUROCOPTER AS-350, REGISTERED TO LEE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE, EXPERIENCED GROUND RESONANCE DURING START-UP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FOR A LOCAL PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ATP-RATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE WENT TO 100% WITHOUT CONTROL INPUT AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN BOUNCING AROUND. TEST CELL RUN AND TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO IRREGULARITIES. THE DAMAGED STARFLEX WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 525 HOURS WAS REMOVED FOR MANUFACTURER EVALUATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.