# Incident 20110311003239I: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, Boulder City, NV, March 11, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2011, 11:15 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.9786° N, 114.8325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder City, NV, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-114.8325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (registry code 8680989, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 (registry code 60056, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,273 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110311003239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HOVERING FORWARD FOR TAKEOFF HE EXPERIENCED A BINDING IN THE RIGHT CYCLIC QUADRANT. HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE PILTCH TO PLACE THE HELICOPTER ON THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN LEFT SPINNING MOTION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE SPIN THE HELICOPTER TAIL STINGER CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE SKID TO CONTACT THE GROUND HARD RESULTING IN A COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N130GC (1)

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

- [Incident 20100407031869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100407031869I), Apr 7, 2010: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N130GC), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. On April 7, 2010, N130GC, s/n 3562, aircraft total time 6507.7, pilot experienced a sudden overspeed and deceleration while the aircraft was in the process of…

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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