20051006025199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Denver, CO · October 6, 2005

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Date: October 6, 2005 · 10:30 local
Place: Denver, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N206BD
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total3,400 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated he took off from kbjc with 2 passengers and approximately 10 gallons of gas remaining in the aircraft. While enroute to his destination airport (kapa), he realized he did not have an adequate amount of fuel to reach kapa, so he landed in a field next to rishel middle school in Denver, CO. The pilot stated that the engine power "dropped" just before touchdown, causing the aircraft to hit the ground hard enough to cause substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF FROM KBJC WITH 2 PASSENGERS AND APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF GAS REMAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT (KAPA), HE REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO REACH KAPA, SO HE LANDED IN A FIELD NEXT TO RISHEL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DENVER, CO. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE POWER "DROPPED" JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.