# Incident 20100316029419I: S.N.I.A.S SA330J, New Bedford, MA, March 16, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LCFA
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N367EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N367EV-2023-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter SA 330J (registry code 868099D, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-sa-330j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca TURMO IVC (registry code 60077, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-turmo-ivc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S SA330J
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA TURMO IV SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,670 total, 54 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100316029419I

## Narrative

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

DURING A ANNUAL COMPETENCY CHECK (135.293) IN WHICH THE CHECK AIRMAN WAS BEING OBSERVED BY A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR DESIGNATION AS A CHECKAIRMAN, THE PILOT TOUCHDOWN FIRMLY AND LET THE NOSEWHEEL DROP HARD AND A NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY DEVELOPED. THE CHECK INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, LIFTING IT INTO A HOVER. THE 3 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AIRCRAFT DISCUSSED WHAT OCCURRED AND DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO HAVE THE NOSEWHEEL INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AT THE HOME BASE, KPVD. THE NOSEWHEEL WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND NO PROBLEMS NOTED. ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, WRINKLING WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAILBOOM SKIN, AND THE FAA FSDO AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER WAS NOTIFIED.

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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