# Incident 20050504012919I: Bell 206L, Georgetown, TX, May 4, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2005, 16:15 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6739° N, 97.6742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6739&lon=-97.6742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9877Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9877Z-2006-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,013 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050504012919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 4, 2005 APPROXIMATELY 1430 CDT, A BELL 206 SINGLE ENGINE HELICOPTER, N9877Z, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. VMC PREVAILED FOR THE SURVEY FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FELT A SHUDDER AND VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY AN UNCOMMANDED YAW. HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. LATER INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT TURN UP EVIDENCE OF COMPONENT FAILURE.

## 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 DFW05CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA121), May 4, 2005: Bell 206L-1 (N9877Z), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting 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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