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FAA incident report · Bell 206B3 · Galveston, TX · January 16, 1996

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Date
January 16, 1996 · 16:30 local
Place
Galveston, TX
Airport
Scholes Field Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EGIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N10729
Reported as
Bell 206B3
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N10729Registered now · Bell 206BS/N 2876 · Built 1979Airframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Narrative: check airman for evergreen helicopters international, inc., was administering a FAR 135 check ride to a company pilot in a Bell 206B-III helicopter. During a simulated engine failure maneuver, the engine failed or shut down when the throttle was reduced to flight idle. The check airman took control of the aircraft and completed an auto-rotational landing in a sod area on the airport. "Spike-knock" was encountered during the touch down portion of the auto-rotation. No property damage, no injuries. Minor damage to the helicopter. No further action planned. This case is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CHECK AIRMAN FOR EVERGREEN HELICOPTERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., WAS ADMINISTERING A FAR 135 CHECK RIDE TO A COMPANY PILOT IN A BELL 206B-III HELICOPTER. DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE MANEUVER, THE ENGINE FAILED OR SHUT DOWN WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO FLIGHT IDLE. THE CHECK AIRMAN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED AN AUTO-ROTATIONAL LANDING IN A SOD AREA ON THE AIRPORT. "SPIKE-KNOCK" WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE TOUCH DOWN PORTION OF THE AUTO-ROTATION. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED. THIS CASE IS CLOSED.