20251113017489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eurocopter Espana EC135 T2+ · Monroe, LA · November 13, 2025

Date
November 13, 2025 · 17:55 local
Place
Monroe, LA
Airport
Monroe Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HDNA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N911XK
Reported as
Eurocopter Espana EC135 T2+
Reported engine
SAFRAN ARRIUS-2B2
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During cruise flight, the pilot observed "fadec fail" and "fli fail" messages for the #2 engine. The #2 engine was unresponsive to small collective changes. Pilot turned back to kmlu and declared an emergency, setting transponder to 7700. Pilot performed a run on landing on the ramp near the emergency vehicle staging area.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT OBSERVED "FADEC FAIL" AND "FLI FAIL" MESSAGES FOR THE #2 ENGINE. THE #2 ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO SMALL COLLECTIVE CHANGES. PILOT TURNED BACK TO KMLU AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SETTING TRANSPONDER TO 7700. PILOT PERFORMED A RUN ON LANDING ON THE RAMP NEAR THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE STAGING AREA.