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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Boise, ID · September 12, 1997

Date: September 12, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place: Boise, ID
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GAKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1882
Reported as: Bell 206B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,332 total536 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: while surveying flood damage, the left toe of the landing gear skid slid under a power line. The pilot slowly backed off the wire and performed a precautionary landing. Minor damage to the skid and a fm antenna. No injuries to the pilot or passengers (Boise mayor and news media). The aircraft was returned to service after engine overtorque inspection. The pilot was counseled by bob rountree of this office. No further action. End of report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE SURVEYING FLOOD DAMAGE, THE LEFT TOE OF THE LANDING GEAR SKID SLID UNDER A POWER LINE. THE PILOT SLOWLY BACKED OFF THE WIRE AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKID AND A FM ANTENNA. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS (BOISE MAYOR AND NEWS MEDIA). THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER ENGINE OVERTORQUE INSPECTION. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY BOB ROUNTREE OF THIS OFFICE. NO FURTHER ACTION. END OF REPORT.