Accident to the Bell 505 registered JA184A on 27/02/2019 at Sendai [investigation led by JTSB / Japan]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Japanese authorities:

The aircraft took off from Sendai Airport and was conducting emergency landing training, and was damaged after hard landing at the helipad in the airport.

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General information
Local date	27/02/2019
Responsible entity	Japan - JTSB
State or area of occurrence	Japan
Location	AD Sendai
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0087

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Japan (Japan Coast Guard)
Manufacturer / Model	BELL
Aircraft Registration	JA184A
State of registry	Japan
Last departure point	Japan - RJSS (SDJ): Sendai
Planned destination	Japan - RJSS (SDJ): Sendai
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	65032
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Natonally Regulated Operations - Coast Guard

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