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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Snias AS 350 B2 · Greenville, SC · September 8, 2007

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Date
September 8, 2007 · 16:13 local
Place
Greenville, SC
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
RMXA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N505RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07CA220
Reported as
Snias AS350B2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,350 total350 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N505RARegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2011 · Eurocopter AS 350 B2S/N 3800 · Built 2004Airframe modelEurocopter AS 350 B2Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1D1Turbo-shaft

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What happened

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

(-23) During a precautionary landing from a steep approach to check the aircraft fuel cap at a soccer field approximately 5 miles west of the Greenville downtown airport, the helicopter entered vortex ring state (settling with power) and bounced after hard contact with the ground. The aircraft then apparently entered dynamic rollover, rotated, and came to rest on its right side. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FROM A STEEP APPROACH TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT FUEL CAP AT A SOCCER FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF THE GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, THE HELICOPTER ENTERED VORTEX RING STATE (SETTLING WITH POWER) AND BOUNCED AFTER HARD CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN APPARENTLY ENTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER, ROTATED, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC07CA220Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGreenville, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a settling with power condition and a subsequent hard landing.Sep 8, 2007 · Substantial damage