# Accident 20021108030469A: Bell 206L1, Albany, KY, November 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2002, 13:45 local time
- Place: Albany, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 36.6333° N, 85.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6333&lon=-85.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108AE) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021108030469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. THARRETT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT, HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HE CONTINUED TO SPIN, SO HE INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION. THE FUSELAGE STRAIGHTENED OUT, HE ADDED CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THERE SEEMED TO BE A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. THE SKIN ON THE TAIL BOOM WAS WRINKLED 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 IAD03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA015), Nov 8, 2002: Bell 206L1 (N108AE), Albany, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, which resulted in an angle of approach in relative wind conditions conducive to a loss of helicopter tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the obstacles…

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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