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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · S.N.I.A.S. AS350BA · Council Bluffs, IA · November 4, 2009

Date: November 4, 2009 · 18:50 local
Place: Council Bluffs, IA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N165AM
Reported as: S.N.I.A.S. AS350BA
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total327 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

N165AMRegistration cancelled Dec 27, 2010 · S N I A S AS350BAS/N 1065 · Built 1979 Airframe modelS N I A S AS350BA Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

N165AM launched from kcbf at approximately 1814 CST on 11/04/2009 for a patient pick-up in lewis township Iowa near the intersection of cardinal lane and overland trail. N165AM landed facing west on cardinal lane at approximately 1825 CST and the patient was brought aboard. At approximately 1850 CST (during the hours of darkness) the pilot lifted off from the road (cardinal lane, which runs east-west), and swung the tail toward the north. The tail rotor contacted a power line which it severed. The pilot performed a precautionary landing in a field.

As the FAA filed it

N165AM LAUNCHED FROM KCBF AT APPROXIMATELY 1814 CST ON 11/04/2009 FOR A PATIENT PICK-UP IN LEWIS TOWNSHIP IOWA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CARDINAL LANE AND OVERLAND TRAIL. N165AM LANDED FACING WEST ON CARDINAL LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 1825 CST AND THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT ABOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 CST (DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS) THE PILOT LIFTED OFF FROM THE ROAD (CARDINAL LANE, WHICH RUNS EAST-WEST), AND SWUNG THE TAIL TOWARD THE NORTH. THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED A POWER LINE WHICH IT SEVERED. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD.