# Incident 20090313004479I: Aerosp AS365N2, Linden, NJ, March 13, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHIA
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINDEN (LDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N886TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N886TW-2019-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN (registry code 8680815, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-365-n2-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS365N2
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 225 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090313004479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PER THE PILOT'S ATTACHED STATEMENT: "WHILE ON A GROUND RUN IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR AT IDLE ALL SYSTEMS WERE WORKING PROPERLY WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS.  SUDDENLY THE LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT TURNED OFF.  I EXPERIENCED A JERKING IN THE HELICOPTER SO I SHUTDOWN BOTH ENGINES SIMULTANEOUSLY.  THE JERKING CONTINUED SO I THEN SHUT BOTH MASTER BATTERY SWITCHES OFF.  THE JERKING STOPPED AND AS THE ROTOR BLADES CAME TO A STOP THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY LEANED TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND CAME TO A REST ON THE LANDING GEAR DOOR".  AT THE LIBERTY HELICOPTER'S REQUEST THE PILOT WAS SENT FOR A DRUG AND ALCHOL TEST.

## Other reports on N886TW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100401033339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100401033339I), Apr 1, 2010: Aerospatial AS 365 N2 D (N886TW), Linden, NJ, Minor damage. The helicopter landed gear up at Linden Airport, (kldj), Linden, NJ. The pilot in command (PIC) stated while entering the traffic pattern he was distracted…

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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