# Accident 20000608011049A: Bell 206B, Bridgeport, WA, June 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9692° N, 119.5893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9692&lon=-119.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49573, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49573-2001-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608011049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN HAD JUST LANDED HELICOPTER INA LARGE DEPRESSION (APPROX. 1 ACRE) THAT WAS BEING USED AS A FIELD REFUELING SITE. THE AREA WAS SPORADICALLY COVERED WITH TWO FEET HIGH ALFALFA PLANTS.  THE LANDING AREA HAD A MILD SLOPE (LESS THAN 5 DEGREES) SLOPE DOWNHILL TO THE LEFT OF THE HELICOPTER AND UPHILL TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRMAN STATED (AND WITNESS COFIRMED) THAT AFTER LANDING HE OPENED THE RIGHT SIDE CREW DOOR AND LEANED OUT TO OBSERVE THE TAILROTOR AND THE RIGHT SIDE SKID IN INSURE TAILROOR CLEARANCE WITH THE PLANTS AND AIRCRAFT STABILITY.  UPON RETRACTING BACK INTO THE HELICOPTER, HE STATED THAT HE SENSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGINNING TO RISE AS THOUGH IT WAS ROCKING BACK ON THE SKIDS. HE APPLIED FORWARD CYCLIC TO COUNTER THE MOTION AND THE NOSE BEGIN TO DESCEND.  THE NOSE CONTINUED TO DESCEND UNTIL IT WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN SENSED THE AFT PORTION OF THE SKIDS BEGINNING TO RISE AS THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THAT HE IS UNSURE OF WHAT CONTROL INPUTS HE MADE.  THE AICRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA101), Jun 8, 2000: Bell 206B (N49573), Bridgeport, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action and diverted attention were factors.

## Other reports on N49573 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900204001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900204001539A), Feb 4, 1990: Bell 206B (N49573), Winthrop, WA, Substantial damage. Touched skid while hovering for snow covered slope landing, hidden by blowing snow, drift was recognized.

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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