# Incident 20240131007359I: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2, Sauget, IL, January 31, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2024, 15:30 local time
- Place: Sauget, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 3MYS
- Location: 38.5704° N, 90.1551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (CPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5704&lon=-90.1551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N457PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N457PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 (registry code 9000001, https://openairdocs.org/model/helicopteres-guimbal-cabri-g2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELICOPTERES GUIMBAL CABRI G2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240131007359I

## Narrative

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

ON 01/31/2024, HELICOPTER STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHILE HOLDING POSITION AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. PILOT ASKED TO RETURN TO THE WEST RAMP BUT DECIDED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE GRASS. PILOT SHUT DOWN HELICOPTER AND EXITED TO A SAFE DISTANCE. PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N457PA (1)

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

- [Accident 20220719007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220719007639A), Jul 19, 2022: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 (N457PA), Granite City, IL, Substantial damage. On July 19, 2022, at approximately 1227L, a guimbal cabri G-2 helicopter, N457PA, registered to a part 141 flight school, ideal aviation (ch), made a hard…

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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