# Incident 20120513007649I: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Honolulu, HI, May 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2012, 11:15 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MKHA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9511, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9511-2023-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell LTS101-700D-2 (registry code 33825, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-lts101-700d-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL LTS101-700D-2
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 760 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120513007649I

## Narrative

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

TRASH ON TAXIWAY WAS INGESTED INTO THE TAIL ROTOR OF THE HELICOPTER.  PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF AND COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  UPON SHUT DOWN THE PILOT EVACUATED PASSENGERS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED UNTIL MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9511 (1)

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

- [Incident 20141221023539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141221023539I), Dec 21, 2014: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N9511), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. On December 21, 2014, N9511 an AS350B2 helicopter operated by schuman aviation company inc., had just landed at Honolulu International Airport (phnl) after…

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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