# Accident 19900319004809A: Bell 206B, Pearland, TX, March 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1990, 10:35 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Skyway Manor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5557° N, 95.3271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYWAY MANOR (T79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5557&lon=-95.3271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5016F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016F-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,671 total, 5,056 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319004809A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED TO TWO FEET HOVER OFF UNEVEN GROUND. ALLOWED SKID TO HIT GROUND CAUSING DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## 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 FTW90LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA083), Mar 19, 1990: Bell 206B (N5016F), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: DYNAMIC ROLLOVER RESULTANT FROM IMPROPER TAKEOFF TECHNIQUES USED BY THE RATED PILOT, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE COMPANY CHECK PILOT.

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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