# Incident 20170331012919I: American Eurocopter LLC AS350B2, Kearny, NJ, March 31, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kearny, NJ
- Airport: Kearny Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHIA
- Location: 40.7523° N, 74.1231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearny, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7523&lon=-74.1231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452LH-2018-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (registry code 1145000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS350B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,726 total, 705 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170331012919I

## Narrative

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

ON 3/31/17, AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS IN N452LH AT KEARNY GIVING  A NEW HIRE CANDIDATE HOVER/ AUTOROTATION PRACTICE.  AFTER THE TRAINING WAS COMPLETE, THEY RETURNED TO THE DOLLY AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN.  THIS AIRCRAFT DID NOT DO ANY OTHER FLIGHTS THAT DAY.

DURING THAT NIGHTS DAILY INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE THEY FOUND DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM INDICATING A HARD LANDING.  MAINTENANCE IS IN CONTACT WITH AIRBUS. THIS FORM WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL DAMAGE IS DISCOVERED.

THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT BOTH CONVEY THAT THEY HAD ONE HOVER AUTO THAT WAS NOT VERY SMOOTH BUT NEITHER ONE HAD ANY INDICATION OR CONCERN THAT SOMETHING WAS DAMAGED.  THEY STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS BACK ON THE DOLLY THEY DID A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BUT DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N452LH (1)

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

- [Incident 20081118853039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081118853039I), Nov 18, 2008: Snias AS350B2 (N452LH), Newburgh, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft while on a FAR 135 trip from new york city, NY to kingston, NY had a bird strike while in cruise flight at approximately 2000 feet altitude at night.…

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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