# Incident 20251213020569I: American Eurocopter LLC AS350B2, British Columbi, December 13, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2025, 12:45 local time
- Place: British Columbi
- Airport: Langley Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QMLA
- Aircraft: N147LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N147LM-2026-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (registry code 1145000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS350B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,520 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251213020569I

## Narrative

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

AN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRBUS HELICOPTERS AS350-B2 HELICOPTER, WAS CONDUCTING LOCAL MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHTS, UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, FROM LANGLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (CYNJ), BC, WITH THE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD. DURING AN AUTOROTATION CHECK, THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE FUEL CONTROL LEVER AND THE ENGINE (SAFRAN-TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1) SUBSEQUENTLY FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION TO THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED AND SLID ON RUNWAY 01 BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) ACTIVATED ON LANDING AND THE PILOT TURNED IT OFF. THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND HOVER TAXIED THE HELICOPTER BACK TO THE HANGAR.

MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED A TAIL BOOM STINGER DEFLECTION CHECK WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON ANOTHER TEST FLIGHT FOR MAIN ROTOR TRACK AND BALANCE BEFORE BEING GROUNDED FOR A HARD LANDING INSPECTION DUE TO THE ELT ACTIVATION. DURING THE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND MINOR DISTORTION IN THE FUSELAGE CENTER FRAMES, RUBBING ON THE AFT FIREWALL WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT CONTACT, AND CRACKS IN THE CABIN SLIDING DOOR SUPPORTS. THE SCOPE FOR THE AIRCRAFT REPAIR AND COMPONENT OVERHAUL IS BEING EVALUATED.

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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