# Incident 20081002853049I: Bell 430, New York, NY, October 2, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: East 34th Street Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Q2HA
- Location: 40.7424° N, 73.9721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at East 34th Street Heliport (6N5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7424&lon=-73.9721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 430 (registry code 1182150, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081002853049I

## Narrative

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

PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE STARTED THE AIRCRAFT ALONE. THE BELL BHT-430 HELICOPTER WAS RUN FOR 30-40 MINUTES BEFORE PIC REALIZED HE LEFT THE ROTOR BRAKE IN THE ON POSITION. PIC WITNESSED AN IIDS CAUTION MESSAGE “M/ECU 2” AND SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT. PIC INSPECTED THE ROTOR BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND SAW HEAT RELATED DAMAGE.

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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