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FAA incident report · Eurocopter AS365N3 · California, MD · September 25, 2013

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Date
September 25, 2013 · 12:36 local
Place
California, MD
Airport
St Marys
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N95MD
Reported as
Eurocopter AS365N3
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total1,950 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N95MDRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2018 · Eurocopter AS365N3S/N 6320 · Built 1989Airframe modelEurocopter AS365N3Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-2CTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 25 September, 2013, privacy data omitted, an instructor pilot for the Maryland state police, was administering an annual check ride for line pilot privacy data omitted, also a pilot for the Maryland state police. The aircraft was a dolphin helicopter.

Approximately 30 minutes into the flight the instructor gave privacy data omitted a simulated engine failure on takeoff. As per established procedures privacy data omitted raised the landing after the aircraft became airborne.

The pilots completed the engine failure emergency checklist on downwind in preparation for a simulated single engine landing. The pilots failed to complete the landing checklist and neither noticed the landing gear warning system activation.

The aircraft touched down on the approach end of runway 11 at the st mary?s airport while the gear was retracted.

Immediately after touch down privacy data omitted had realized the gear was not down and called for engine shutdown to prevent possible aircraft damage.

After completing the emergency shutdown checklist both pilots evacuated the aircraft.

The aircraft suffered minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 25 SEPTEMBER, 2013, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT FOR THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE, WAS ADMINISTERING AN ANNUAL CHECK RIDE FOR LINE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ALSO A PILOT FOR THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A DOLPHIN HELICOPTER.

APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. AS PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAISED THE LANDING AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE.

THE PILOTS COMPLETED THE ENGINE FAILURE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST ON DOWNWIND IN PREPARATION FOR A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE PILOTS FAILED TO COMPLETE THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND NEITHER NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATION.

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 11 AT THE ST MARY?S AIRPORT WHILE THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCH DOWN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND CALLED FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

AFTER COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST BOTH PILOTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.