# Accident 20100626043479A: Aerospatial AS350 B2 EC, Lake Charles, LA, June 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2010, 15:45 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Chennault International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: U0GA
- Location: 30.2064° N, 93.1392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2064&lon=-93.1392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL AS350 B2 EC
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,231 total, 574 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100626043479A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PERFORMING HOVER AUTOROTATIONS AT KCWF AIRPORT. DURING ONE OF THE HOVER AUTOROTATIONS THET APPRENTLY MADE A HARD LANDING AND WRINKLED THE TAILBOOM AT THE ATTACH POINT TO FUSELAGE, ALSO FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR (SKIDS) TO AFT ATTACH POINT TO THE STEP.

## 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 CEN10CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA352), Jun 26, 2010: Aerospatiale AS350 (N191EH), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadvertent entry into ground resonance when demonstrating a hydraulic failure running landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the helicopter. Contributing to 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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