# Accident 20061118025699A: Snias AS350BA, Fort Myers, FL, November 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2006, 09:20 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Buckingham Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: L5CM
- Location: 26.6433° N, 81.7103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6433&lon=-81.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter France AS350B2 (registry code 8680973, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-as350b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,438 total, 29 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07TA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07TA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061118025699A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA07TA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07TA017), Nov 18, 2006: Eurocopter AS 350 BA (N72LC), Ft. Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during engine start. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper advancement of the fuel control lever.

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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