# Incident 20070803016109I: Bell 430, Lexington, NC, August 3, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2007, 22:25 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Airport: Davidson County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 35.7972° N, 80.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7972&lon=-80.2742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070803016109I

## Narrative

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

(-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^

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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