# Accident 20190427003489A: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL, Juneau, AK, April 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2019, 17:35 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XCHA
- Location: 58.4911° N, 134.4550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4911&lon=-134.4550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680813, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350 B2 ECUREUIL
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,707 total, 1,384 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427003489A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 27, 2019, N288CH, AN AEROSPATIALE AS350-B2, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK TERRAIN DURING A LANDING ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES NORTH EAST OF JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CLEAR WITH VARIABLE WINDS AT 5 - 10 MPH.

## 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 GAA19CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA233), Apr 28, 2019: Aerospatiale AS350 (N288CH), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach to landing on a ridge and his failure to maintain clearance from snow-covered terrain, which resulted in a tail rotor strike.

## Other reports on N288CH (1)

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

- [Accident 20180518004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180518004389A), May 18, 2018: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (N288CH), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. The part 135 flight departed from juneau on 18MAY2018 at 12:51 AKDT to service a us coast guard radio facility on the 2200' level deception hills located near…

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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