# Accident 20020530037919A: Bell 206B, Columbus, OH, May 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0797° N, 83.0731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0797&lon=-83.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B (registry code 1181519, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020530037919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (MR. VEY) STATED THAT DURING THE TRAINING EXERCISE AT THE BOTTOM OF AN AUTOROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE HEEL OF THE SKIDS WITH LOW ROTOR RPM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROCK FORE AND AFT EXCESSIVELY. THE AIRCRAFT TAIL BOOM STRUCTURE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING.

## 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 NYC02LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA105), May 30, 2002: Bell 206 (N820H), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delay in applying remedial action. A factor in the accident was the pilot allowing the rotor rpm to become too low during the deceleration and touchdown phase of the…

## Other reports on N820H (1)

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

- [Accident 20210204000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210204000139A), Feb 4, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B (N820H), South Bay, FL, Destroyed. On February 4,2021 at aprox 0015L, N820H helicopter crashed while being used for rotor downwash of warm [privacy data omitted]onto corn crops, in order to…

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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