# Incident 20070426006889I: Snias AS350B, Cordova, AK, April 26, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2007, 21:55 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: N5JA
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3597Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3597Q-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1B (registry code 60042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,150 total, 1,025 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070426006889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A RIDGE LINE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT AND A 180 DEGREE WIND SWITCH ON THE LANDING PAD. THE HELICOPTER LANDED LEFT SKID LOW ON THE TOE OF THE SKID, BREAKING OFF THE FIRST TWELVE INCHES OF THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N3597Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19821108059659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108059659A), Nov 8, 1982: Snias AS350D (N3597Q), Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Helicopter was observed over camp, when out of sight explosion was heard, search located crash site.

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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