# Incident 20011011032069I: Bell 206L3, TN, October 11, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AC2A
- Aircraft: N17237, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17237-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,093 total, 725 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011011032069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING AT MP299DA, THE PILOT POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT SO HE COULD VIEW DISEMBARKING PASSENGERS LEAVING THE HELIDECK. THE PILOT THEN BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A HOVER AND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A PRESSURE WASHER WHICH WAS POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO THE HELIDECK. NOTE: THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO DELIVER PERSONNEL TO THE PLATFORM TO REMOVE THE OBSTACLE (PRESSURE WASHER) BECAUSE OF THE HAZARD IT CREATED TO AIRCRAFT OPERATION.

## Other reports on N17237 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000429005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429005689A), Apr 29, 2000: Bell 206L3 (N17237), No damage. (-23) While turning final to south marsh island 61C at 500 AGL, pilot noticed he had full tail rotor pedal travel with no tail rotor response. The pilot…

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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