# Accident 20030507011379A: Bell 206B, Hurst, TX, May 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2003, 10:25 local time
- Place: Hurst, TX
- Airport: Bell Helicopter Hurst Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0078° N, 97.0172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0078&lon=-97.0172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81519, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81519) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,299 total, 4,330 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030507011379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 07, 2003, AT 1024 LOCAL, A BHT-206B, N81519, OWNED BY TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORP, C/O CESSNA FINANCE CORP, 220 WEST DOUGLAS SUITE 300, WICHITA, KS 67202. WHILE DEMONSTRATING TO A STUDENT, AN OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, PRACTICE AUTOROTATION FROM 500 FEET AGL AT 0 KNOTS AIRSPEED, UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LEVEL BUT HARD. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AND ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE TAIL BOOM BENT DOWN. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THE INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT INCURRED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A ROTORCRAFT HELICOPTER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BELL HELICOPTER PLANT 8 AT HURST ON 05-07-2003.

## 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 FTW03LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA147), May 7, 2003: Bell 206B (N81519), Hurst, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper flare by the pilot receiving instruction, which resulted in the hard landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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