# Incident 20120501009479I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Beluga, AK, May 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2012, 15:00 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Airport: Homer Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENRA
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,233 total, 972 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120501009479I

## Narrative

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

DURING A LANDING INTO A CONFINED AREA, WHILE UNDER POWER THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN THE SNOW TO A POINT WHERE THE ROTOR BLADES CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TOPS OF SPRUCE TREES. ALL 4 ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BLADES. THE LEADING EDGES AND TOPS OF THE BLADES WERE NOT DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO DECELERATION OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY LANDED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N309MH (1)

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

- [Incident 20111213028979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111213028979I), Dec 13, 2011: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N309MH), Cantwell, AK, Minor damage. The day after flight a mechanic performing a postflight inspection found one each tail rotor blade paint chipped. Upon further inspection found scuffing on 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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