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FAA incident report · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C · Arecibo, PR · November 18, 2015

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Date
November 18, 2015 · 15:40 local
Place
Arecibo, PR
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
Q6WA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N911AK
Reported as
Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C
Reported engine
Allison 250-C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total145 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days
N911AKRegistered now · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105CS/N S-63Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105CEngine modelAllison 250-C20BTurbo-shaft

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During the approach for landing into abo airport, aircraft N911AK collective control jammed. The PIC decided to go for a running-landing when the helicopter landed short of the runway. After it touched down , the helicopter bounced once and that's when the instructor occupying the left seat was able to regain control of the helicopter. The flight crew was able to hover before successfully landing in runway 08. After the helicopter landed safely, they proceeded to shut down engines and exited the helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE APPROACH FOR LANDING INTO ABO AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT N911AK COLLECTIVE CONTROL JAMMED. THE PIC DECIDED TO GO FOR A RUNNING-LANDING WHEN THE HELICOPTER LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER IT TOUCHED DOWN , THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED ONCE AND THAT'S WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO HOVER BEFORE SUCCESSFULLY LANDING IN RUNWAY 08. AFTER THE HELICOPTER LANDED SAFELY, THEY PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINES AND EXITED THE HELICOPTER.