20060125000369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206-L4 · Ft Worth, TX · January 25, 2006

Date: January 25, 2006 · 15:15 local
Place: Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: FW8S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N225GH
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06CA058
Reported as: Bell 206L4
Reported engine: Allison 250C30
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,500 total750 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N225GHRegistered now · Bell 206-L4S/N 52143 · Built 1995 Airframe modelBell 206-L4 Engine modelAllison 250-C30 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft damage during touchdown autorotation due to low rotor RPM.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DURING TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION DUE TO LOW ROTOR RPM.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW06CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Worth, TXThe flight instructors failure to maintain main rotor RPM and improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jan 25, 2006 · Substantial damage