# Incident 19990911028139I: Bell 206B, Boomer, WV, September 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Boomer, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1488° N, 81.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boomer, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1488&lon=-81.2748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,594 total, 1,588 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911028139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) IEA09199900014 --- ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 THE PILOT WAS MAKING HER NORMAL ROUNDS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PITTSTON COAL PERSONNEL. THESE FLIGHTS BROUGHT HER TO SEVERAL MINE AND BARGE SITES WITHIN WEST VIRGINIA.  AT APPROX. 1530 HRS., WHILE MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO BOOMER, WV, THE PILOT THOUGHT SHE FELT SOMETHING IN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS.  THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED FINE.  SHE MADE A NORMAL LANDING, SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED.  WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR SHE SAW THE DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN.  INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT AN OBJECT HIT THE LOWER PART OF THE VERTICAL FIN.  STILL THE EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.  SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS CASE.

## Other reports on N111PM (2)

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

- [Accident 20231223021029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231223021029A), Dec 23, 2023: Bell 206B (N111PM), El Centro, CA, Substantial damage. Accident aircraft was operating under 14 CFR part 137 proceding southwest from the refueling/chemical upload truck at 100 feet AGL. Aircraft demonstrated…
- [Accident 19960426009119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426009119A), Apr 26, 1996: Bell 206B (N111PM), Logan, WV, Substantial damage. No narrative available

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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