# Incident 19970912029529I: Bell 206B, Boise, ID, September 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GAKA
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1882 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,332 total, 536 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912029529I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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