# Incident 20201105014539I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, Chino, CA, November 5, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2020, 11:15 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 (registry code 1182165, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-505) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2R (registry code 60085, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 505
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201105014539I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 05, 2020 AT 1915 (1115 PST TIME), HELICOPTER N505AJ WAS IN BOUND FROM THE SOUTHWEST RUN-UP AREA AT CHINO AIRPORT DURING A CUSTOMER TRAINING EVENT.  THE HELICOPTER MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RUNWAY THREE FOR AN AUTO ROTATION PRACTICE AND MADE A HARD LANDING, WEST OF THE RUNWAY THREE RUN UP AREA CAUSING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 1155 LOCAL TIME THE RIVERSIDE FAA (FSDO) RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE NTSB IN REGARDS TO THE LANDING OF N505AJ AND AT 1206 ENGAGED IN A CONFERENCE CALL INCLUDING BOTH PILOTS AND THE CHINO AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSON ON DUTY AT THE TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND THE FAA INSPECTOR. THE TRAINING PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT A POWER RECOVERY LANDING WAS INTENDED, HOWEVER POWER WAS NOT BROUGHT IN FAST ENOUGH DURING THE APPROACH CREATING A FULL AUTO ROTATION AND THE HARD LANDING. THE PILOT IN TRAINING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING THE APPROACH, BUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO TOOK THE CONTROLS TO HELP WITH THE TOUCH DOWN. AFTER LANDING, IT WAS DETERMINED AT THAT THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN AND INSPECTED BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT. THE CHINO TOWER AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS WERE THEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR INTENSIONS. . N505AJ IS BASED OUT OF JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (SNA) AND FLEW TO CHINO (CNO) WITH THE PLAN TO RETURN TO SNA AFTER THE TRAINING FLIGHT.                                                                                                                                                 ON NOVEMBER 06, 2020 AT 9AM LOCAL TIME A RIVERSIDE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND TOOK PICTURES FOR THE NTSB SHOWING LITTLE APPARENT DAMAGE OTHER THAN A MILDLY BENT GEAR STRUT ON THE RIGHT REAR STRUCTURE. THE NTSB DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BETTER TO HAVE A BELL FACTORY SPECIALIST EXAMINE THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE A FINAL ANALYSIS WAS MADE. THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE COMING WEEKS. ON DECEMBER 22, 2020 AFTER SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS SINCE THE INCIDENT, THE FAA RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE NTSB STATING THAT  THE HELICOPTER HAD (MINOR DAMAGE, WITH A NO ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION IS MY FINAL DETERMINATION BASED ON THE FACTS, CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH N505AJ). THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED AND LABELED AS AN INCIDENT.

SAS TASK ID CODE:  FY21-0097_INCI_8020.3.B(2)_ASA  AND ACTIVITY CODE IS  WP21202101244

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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