# Accident 20150507006129A: Bell 206L-3, Chesterfield, MO, May 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of Saint Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 38.6622° N, 90.6519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6622&lon=-90.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127AE-2017-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 148 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150507006129A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT CONDUCTED AT THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (KSUS), CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, MAY 7, 2015, AIRCRAFT N127AE, BELL 206L-3, CONTACTED A RUNWAY CENTERLINE LIGHT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS AND TUB STRUCTURE.  THE CREW WAS ACCOMPLISHING A SIMULATED HYDRAULIC FAILURE RUN-ON LANDING WHEN THE LEFT SKID SHOE CONTACTED THE CENTERLINE LIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. INSPECTION SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PART OF THE LEFT SKID ATTACH BRACKET BROKEN OFF.

## 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 CEN15LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA229), May 7, 2015: Bell 206L 3 (N127AE), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision of the helicopter's skid shoe with the runway centerline light during landing, which abruptly stopped the helicopter and resulted in damage to the fuselage.

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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