# Accident 20230521005129A: Aerospatiale AS350B2, Honolulu, HI, May 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2023, 18:20 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 2NVA
- Location: 21.3209° N, 157.9098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3209&lon=-157.9098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N745RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N745RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B2 (registry code 8680877, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,607 total, 616 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230521005129A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED AIRBUS AS350, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 2 PILOTS EMPLOYED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED A RECURRENT TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER'S FAA INITIALLY APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAM. THE FLIGHT MANEUVERS PERFORMED DURING THIS FLIGHT INCLUDED SLOPE LANDINGS, HOVERING AUTOROTATION, SIMULATED HYDRAULICS FAILURE, STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATION, AUTOROTATION WITH TURN, AND CONFINED AREA LANDINGS.

UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING, THE PILOTS CONDUCTED A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. THE PILOTS DISCOVERED DENTED SKIN ON THE AIRCRAFT TAILBOOM AND REPORTED THE DAMAGE TO CERTIFICATE HOLDER MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. CERTIFICATE HOLDER MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ASSESSED THE DAMAGE AS DENTED SKIN AND DID NOT NOTIFY OR REPORT THIS AS AN OCCURRENCE, INCIDENT, OR ACCIDENT.

ON MAY 23, 2023, AN FAA INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER TO CONDUCT FLIGHT OBSERVATIONS OF THE 2 ACCIDENT PILOTS. THE FAA INSPECTOR WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY OCCURRENCE, INCIDENT, OR ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE 2 PILOTS.

ON MAY 25, 2023, THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NOTIFIED THE FAA PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR OF THE DAMAGE. THE FAA PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR TOLD TO CERTIFICATE HOLDER TO REPORT THE DAMAGE THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER.

## 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 ANC23LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA038), May 22, 2023: Aerospatiale AS350B2 (N745RH), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction, which resulted in a hard landing, and substantial damage to the tail boom.

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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