# Incident 20071014023179I: Bell 206L3, Opelousas, LA, October 14, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2007, 14:50 local time
- Place: Opelousas, LA
- Airport: St Landry Parish-Ahart Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 30.5584° N, 92.0994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St Landry Parish Ahart Field (OPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5584&lon=-92.0994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3108E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3108E-2016-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,288 total, 832 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071014023179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE EXECUTING A HOVERING AUTOROTATION, THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION RESPONDED TO THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY BY APPLYING EXCESSIVE PITCH AND A RAPID APPLICATION OF THROTTLE. THE CHECK AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO RETARD THE THROTTLE TO PREVENT AN OVER TORQUE OR AN OVER SPEED OF THE ROTOR AND ENGINE. AT THE INSTANT THE RAPID INCREASE OF PITCH AND THROTTLE APPLICATION, THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION OVER CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE CHECK AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM LANDING HARD. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN.

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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