# Accident 20070228002709A: Snias SA330J, Lakeview, OR, February 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lakeview, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1611° N, 120.3992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1611&lon=-120.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330KW-2019-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SA330J (registry code 8680612, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa330j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca TURMO IV series (registry code 60008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-turmo-iv-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA330J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070228002709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2-28-07 PILOT EXAMINER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING TRAINING AND INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS TO 2 OTHER PILOTS IN N330KW, A SA-330-J PUMA (WITH A RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR) HELICOPTER FOR SINGLE ENGINE EMERGENCY LANDINGS, WHEN HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING AND RESTED THE HELICOPTER ON ITS BELLY. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO HOVER THE HELICOPTER, EXTEND THE GEAR AND SHUT IT DOWN TO ASCERTAIN THE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE OTHER 2 CREWMEMBERS ONBOARD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER BELLY, HE NOTED THE CARGO HOOK HAD BEEN SHOVED INTO THE AFT BULKHEAD UNDER THE BELLY, INTO THE AREA OF THE LEFT TRANSVERSE FUEL TANK. THE PILOT FAILED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECT THIS HELICOPTER FOR AIRWORTHINESS AND ELECTED TO FLY THIS HELICOPTER 4 MILES TO THE HANGAR FACILITY.      (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 2-28-07 PILOT EXAMINER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING TRAINING AND INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS TO THE OTHER PILOT IN N330KW, A SA330-1 PUMA (WITH A RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR) HELICOPTER FOR SINGLE ENGINE EMERGENCY LANDINGS, WHEN HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING AND RESTED THE HELICOPTER ON ITS LOWER FUSELAGE SECTION. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO HOVER THE HELICOPTER, EXTEND THE GEAR AND SHUT IT DOWN TO ASCERTAIN THE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE OTHER PILOT ONBOARD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER LOWER FUSELAGE SECTION, PILOT NOTED THE CARGO HOOK HAD BEEN SHOVED INTO THE AFT BULKHEAD UNDER THE LOWER FUSELAGE SECTION AND INTO THE AREA OF THE LEFT TRANSVERSE FUEL TANK. THE PILOT FAILED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECT THIS HELICOPTER FOR AIRWORTHINESS AND ELECTED TO FLY THIS HELICOPTER 4 MILES TO THE HANGAR FACILITY, WITHOUT OBTAINING A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FROM THE FAA.

## 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 SEA07LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA068), Feb 28, 2007: Eurocopter France SA330J (N330KW), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's failure to extend the landing gear during a simulated single-engine forced landing, and the flight instructor's failure to take remedial action to keep the aircraft from touching…

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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