# Incident 20050429010539I: Bell 206L3, Gulf Of Mexico, US, April 29, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2005, 07:59 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, US
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N979BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050429010539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE TAIL ROTOR PEDAL SUPPORT BECAME DETACHED DURING LANDING ON AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE NORMAL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY MANIPULATING THE THROTTLE AND COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR SUPPORT MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSENED AND ALLOWED THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS TO DETACH FROM THE FLOOR. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE MOUNTING BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN TOO SHORT AND HAD LOST THEIR INSTALLATION TORQUE.

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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