# Incident 20201104015589I: Bell 407, Searcy, AR, November 4, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2020, 19:00 local time
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Airport: Searcy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2VKA
- Location: 35.2411° N, 91.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searcy, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2411&lon=-91.7352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3191, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3191) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201104015589I

## Narrative

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

11/04/2020 - WHILE PREFORMING AUTO ROTATIONS FOR A CHECK RIDE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD FROM TEN FEET. ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE GLANCED THE TOP OF THE RIGHT VERTICAL FIN. NO DAMAGE TO THE BLADE. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE FIN. AIRCRAFT SKIDS HAD MINOR DEFLECTION. ALL HARD LANDING AND ICA INSPECTIONS WERE PREFORMED. SKIDS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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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