# Accident 20050201001319A: Bell 206B, Lancaster, PA, February 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2005, 14:26 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1250° N, 76.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1250&lon=-76.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59MB-2013-03-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050201001319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LIFTING AIRCRAFT INTO A HOVER FROM A VERY SHALLOW SLOPE, A BRILLIANT SUN WAS SHINING AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND, WHICH CREATED SIGNIFICANT GLARE. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO MISJUDGE THE HEIGHT OF THE UPSLOPE SKID. HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER DYNAMIC ROLL OVER, FROM WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER.

## 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 NYC05CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA047), Feb 1, 2005: Bell 206B (N59MB), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of lateral control while attempting to transition to a hover from the ground. A factor was the bright sunlight conditions.

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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