# Incident 19981030031019I: Bell 206B, Pearland, TX, October 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1998, 08:40 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5213° N, 95.2421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEARLAND RGNL (LVJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5213&lon=-95.2421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33PW-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981030031019I

## Narrative

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

DURING REPOSITIONING FOR MAINTENANCE, ACFT TIPPED RIGHT AND MAIN ROTOR STRUCK GROUND. (-5)SKIDS SUNK INTO SOFT ASPHALT.  LEFT SKID BROKE FREE, RIGHT SKID DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## Other reports on N33PW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870812052269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812052269A), Aug 12, 1987: Bell 206B (N33PW), Pledger, TX, Substantial damage. Autorotation on highway due to power loss. On landing,rotors severed tailboom. .main power shaft failed. Bolt fatigue

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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