# Incident 19960726026629I: Bell 206B, Virginia Beach, VA, July 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8529° N, 75.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia Beach, VA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8529&lon=-75.9780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200VB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 (registry code 03080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,485 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960726026629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE PRACTICING POWER AUTO ROTATIONS, THE PILOT MISJUDGED APPROACH TO THE LANDING PAD AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND TO THE LEFT. THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED SOME MINOR DAMAGE WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 1. WRINKLED TAIL BOOM SKIN, APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES AFT OF FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT, BOTH SIDES. 2. ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SPIKE/KNOCK INDICATOR PLATE SHEARED. 3. FORWARD GEAR BOX DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING HIT THE SLOTTED PLATE UNDERNEATH IT. 4. MAIN ROTOR CONTROL RODS CONTACTED INSIDE OF UPPER ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENT OPENING. ANY HIDDEN DAMAGE STILL SUBJECT TO EVALUATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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