# Accident 20071015824599A: Bell 407, St Cloud, MN, October 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2007, 18:26 local time
- Place: St Cloud, MN
- Airport: St Cloud Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 45.5533° N, 94.0733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5533&lon=-94.0733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C47B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,444 total, 208 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071015824599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CREW ASSIGNED MISSION TO BUFFALO HOSPITAL, BUFFALO, MN. PILOT CHECKED WEATHER AND DEPARTED HELIPAD. ON DEPARTURE, THE PILOT DETERMINED HE HAD A STUCK MIC AND ABORTED THE MISSION. HE PLANNED AN APPROACH BASED ON THE CURRENT WINDS. WINDS WERE REPORTED 090/10G18. ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE HIS GROUNDSPEED NOR HIS DESCENT RATE. THE HELICOPTER MADE HARD GROUND CONTACT WITH THE LEFT SKID AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED ONTO THE RIGHT SKID. THE HELICOPTER MOMENTUM THEN ROLLED IT FORWARD, CAUSING THE CHIN BUBBLE TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND AFT CYCLIC TO STOP THE FORWARD MOMENTUM CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND ENTER A HOVER. THE PILOT THEN HOVER TAXIED AND SLOWLY SET THE HELICOPTER DOWN NEAR THE HELIPAD. THE HELICOPTER SETTLED SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN AND LEANING RIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA018), Oct 15, 2007: Bell 407 (N407LL), St Cloud, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to execute a go-around when a normal approach to the intended landing point could not be maintained. An additional cause was the excessive descent rate that developed during the…

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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