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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 430 · Lexington, NC · August 3, 2007

Date: August 3, 2007 · 22:25 local
Place: Lexington, NC
Airport: Davidson County
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N430Q
Reported as: Bell 430
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Instructor/ PIC privacy data omitted was giving flight instruction and while on the ground the crew was configuring for a simulated instrument take-off, the auto-pilot was engaged, which caused the cyclic to be driven nearly full forward. This action caused 2 rotor blades to strike the upper wire cutter system. The 2 blades sustained damage and required removal. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR/ PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND WHILE ON THE GROUND THE CREW WAS CONFIGURING FOR A SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TAKE-OFF, THE AUTO-PILOT WAS ENGAGED, WHICH CAUSED THE CYCLIC TO BE DRIVEN NEARLY FULL FORWARD. THIS ACTION CAUSED 2 ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE THE UPPER WIRE CUTTER SYSTEM. THE 2 BLADES SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND REQUIRED REMOVAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^