# Incident 19980113004399I: Bell 206B, Richmond, VA, January 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1998, 13:40 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,955 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980113004399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS CONDUCTING STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATION TO AN ASPHALT TAXI WAY. HE FLARED AIRCRAFT BETWEEN 50 TO 35 FEET, PULLED INITIAL PITCH AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AT THE APEX OF THE FLARE. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK. AT APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET, PILOT CONTINUED PITCH PULL. ROTOR DECAYED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. EXCESSIVE FLAPPING DEVELOPED WHICH DAMAGED TAILBOOM.

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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