# Accident 20000603013579A: Bell 212, Eugene, OR, June 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2000, 15:10 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 44.1246° N, 123.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAHLON SWEET FLD (EUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1246&lon=-123.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFHDY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603013579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A CANADIAN REGISTERED BELL 212, C-FHDY HAD THE 90 DEGREE GEARBOX AND COMPLETE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY DEPART THE AIRCRAFT AT 600 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING UTILIZED FOR AUTOROTATION TRAINING AT THE EUGENE AIRPORT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD JUST LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH TO PERFORM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION TO THE GROUND, AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITHOUT THE TAILROTOR ATTACHED. WHEN QUESTIONED REGARDING THE CHANGE IN AIRCRAFT CG OR A NOSE TUCKING TENDENCY, THE PILOT STATED HE JUST CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION. NO FURTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, AND THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE TAILROTOR ASSEMBLY AND 90 DEGREE GEARBOX WERE FORWARDED TO THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA FOR COMPONENT ANALYSIS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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