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FAA incident report · Bell BHT-407 · Watkins, CO · December 5, 2017

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Date
December 5, 2017 · 14:37 local
Place
Watkins, CO
Airport
Front Range
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
QMLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N686AM
Reported as
Bell BHT-407
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,100 total6,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N686AMRegistered now · Bell 407S/N 53160 · Built 1997Airframe modelBell 407Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On December 5, 2017 at 1437 hours, a Bell helicopter model 407, N686AM, serial number 53160, sustained minor damages, following a hard landing, while performing a routine maintenance check flight autorotation, at Front Range Airport (ftg) in Watkins, Colorado.

Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The aircraft, registered to air methods corporation, was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and mechanic onboard sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 5, 2017 AT 1437 HOURS, A BELL HELICOPTER MODEL 407, N686AM, SERIAL NUMBER 53160, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES, FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING, WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AUTOROTATION, AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (FTG) IN WATKINS, COLORADO.

DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO AIR METHODS CORPORATION, WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND MECHANIC ONBOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.