29.3011° N, 81.1138° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 13, 1999 · 17:45 local
Place
Ormond Beach, FL
Airport
Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
VC9C
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N801DS
Reported as
Bell 206L4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,100 total2,500 in this make and model100 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.
During a power recovery autorotation pilot allowed the helicopter to develop a high sink rate. Pilot initiated recovery with the collective instead of the throttle. The check airman was late with corrective action. Helicopter landed hard, spreading the skids.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A POWER RECOVERY AUTOROTATION PILOT ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO DEVELOP A HIGH SINK RATE. PILOT INITIATED RECOVERY WITH THE COLLECTIVE INSTEAD OF THE THROTTLE. THE CHECK AIRMAN WAS LATE WITH CORRECTIVE ACTION. HELICOPTER LANDED HARD, SPREADING THE SKIDS.