# Accident 20010118040009A: Bell 206L1, Tyonek, AK, January 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMDA
- Location: 61.0828° N, 150.9520° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0828&lon=-150.9520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80KA-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010118040009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/18/2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 LOCAL, PIC INITIATED AN APPROACH TO A POINT IN SPACE ABEAM THE PHILLIPS PLATFORM IN COOK INLET WITH A BELL 206-L1, N80KA, WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. WITH THE WIND OUT OF THE NNE AT 25 KNOTS, THE PIC PLANNED A SIDESTEP MANEUVER TO THE LANDING GEAR PAD ON THE PLATFORM. UPON SIDE STEPPING TO THE PLATFORM THE TAILROTOR CONTACTED A METAL HAND RAIL. PIC LANDED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A SHUTDOWN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO BOTH TAIL ROTOR BLADES, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC01LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA030), Jan 18, 2001: Bell 206L-1 (N80KA), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate tail rotor clearance while maneuvering to land.

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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