# Incident 19990813039349I: Bell 206L4, Ormond Beach, FL, August 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1999, 17:45 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VC9C
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813039349I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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