# Incident 19960116004489I: Bell 206B3, Galveston, TX, January 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EGIA
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10729, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10729) (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 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960116004489I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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