# Incident 20050919023369I: Bell 206L1, Grand Canyon, AZ, September 19, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.9524° N, 112.1470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9524&lon=-112.1470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10761, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10761-2011-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 315 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050919023369I

## Narrative

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

(-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).

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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