20051110030669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Galliano, LA · November 10, 2005

Date
November 10, 2005 · 10:45 local
Place
Galliano, LA
Airport
Air Logistics Galliano Airport
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2201W
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,406 total6,072 in this make and model257 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During hover taxi to take off airport, helicopter started rapid turn to the right. Left pedal input failed to counter rotation. Pilot rolled off throttle and landed helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING HOVER TAXI TO TAKE OFF AIRPORT, HELICOPTER STARTED RAPID TURN TO THE RIGHT. LEFT PEDAL INPUT FAILED TO COUNTER ROTATION. PILOT ROLLED OFF THROTTLE AND LANDED HELICOPTER.