# Incident 20020515009829I: Bell 206L1, Mesa, AZ, May 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RMXA
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39112, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39112-2003-06-11) (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-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020515009829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS THE I.P. APPLIED FULL THROTTLE LATE AND THE INTENDED "POWER RECOVERY" RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING INSTEAD. HELICOPTER TOUCHED-DOWN WITH SOME FORWARD SPEED, BOUNCED, TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, BUT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN WHEN THROTTLE TOOK EFFECT AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM INITIAL APPROACH. INSPECTION OF HELICOPTER REVEALED LANDING SKID(S) X-TUBES BENT, BUCKLING OF FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW R/H ENG. COMPARTMENT, SEARCH LITE & LWR. WIRE/CABLE CUTTER DAMAGED, TOP OF R/H VERT. FIN CONTACTED BY UNDERSIDE OF ONE (1) M/R/BLADE ONLY. NO PERSONNEL/FLT. CREW INJURIES.

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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