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FAA incident report · Bell 206L-1 · Grand Canyon, AZ · September 19, 2005

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Date
September 19, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PG9A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N10761
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C30P
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total315 in this make and model207 in the last 90 days
N10761Registration cancelled Dec 19, 2011 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45381 · Built 1980Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) During lift-off, the pilot reported a droop in engine power while waiting for the green light from ATC to take off. Due to the droop in power and the pilots inability to recover it, the aircraft experienced a hard landing, impacting the ground hard enough to cause damage to the skids and skid mounts beneath the fuselage and spreading of the skids to approximately 6 to 8 inches on both sides. The aircraft was inspected by papillion's maintenance personnel and the FAA, to determine if the aircraft experienced additional damage. (None was detected) prior to engine and components removal, to satisfy the manufacturers hard landing inspection requirements, the director of maintenance performed operational checks on all systems and no discrepancy was noted. The engine was then removed and shipped to keystone helicopter for inspection/teardown as necessary to determine possible problems or causes. All systems checked satisfactory as indicated on keystone helicopter's engine/component maintenance report dated 10-13-05. In addition to the above action, the pilot received additional training as documented and dated on papillion airway's additional flight training record dated 10-19-2005. (This report is closed).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LIFT-OFF, THE PILOT REPORTED A DROOP IN ENGINE POWER WHILE WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT FROM ATC TO TAKE OFF. DUE TO THE DROOP IN POWER AND THE PILOTS INABILITY TO RECOVER IT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING, IMPACTING THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS AND SKID MOUNTS BENEATH THE FUSELAGE AND SPREADING OF THE SKIDS TO APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 INCHES ON BOTH SIDES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY PAPILLION'S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THE FAA, TO DETERMINE IF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. (NONE WAS DETECTED) PRIOR TO ENGINE AND COMPONENTS REMOVAL, TO SATISFY THE MANUFACTURERS HARD LANDING INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS ON ALL SYSTEMS AND NO DISCREPANCY WAS NOTED. THE ENGINE WAS THEN REMOVED AND SHIPPED TO KEYSTONE HELICOPTER FOR INSPECTION/TEARDOWN AS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS OR CAUSES. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED SATISFACTORY AS INDICATED ON KEYSTONE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE/COMPONENT MAINTENANCE REPORT DATED 10-13-05. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE ACTION, THE PILOT RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AS DOCUMENTED AND DATED ON PAPILLION AIRWAY'S ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING RECORD DATED 10-19-2005. (THIS REPORT IS CLOSED).