# Accident 20060622014289A: Bolkms BK117A1, Westville, FL, June 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2006, 01:30 local time
- Place: Westville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 30.8489° N, 85.6953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8489&lon=-85.6953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913EF-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt BK 117 (registry code 5626010, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bk-117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BK117A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060622014289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE LANDING ZONE IN USE HAD BEEN SURVEYED AND PREAPPROVED FOR USE BY THE AIR CARRIER AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. THE LZ HAD BEEN DUG UP AND GRADED IN PREPARATION FOR RESODDING. NEITHER THE COUNTY OR THE OPERATOR WERE AWARE OF THE CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED BROWN OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND LOST VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE SURFACE AND SURROUNDING AREA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOVER/AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT MAIN ROTOR DAMAGE AND TAIL ROTOR IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA073), Jun 22, 2006: MBB BK 117A-3 (N913EF), Ponce de Leon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects while hovering in ground effect, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. Factors associated with the accident were loose,…

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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