# Accident 20021218037749A: Bell 206B, Fort Meade, MD, December 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2002, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fort Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0505° N, 76.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0505&lon=-76.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N651GA-2004-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021218037749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT APPROACHED TIPTON AIRPORT (FME). ENGINE FAILED ON SHORT FINAL FORCING THE PILOT TO PERFORM AUTOROTATION. HARD LANDING CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC03LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA031), Dec 18, 2002: Bell 206B (N651GA), Odenton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor his fuel supply which resulted in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's misjudged flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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