# Incident 20070402006439I: Bell TAH1P, Pontiac, MI, April 2, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2734D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2734D-2012-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TAH-1P (registry code 1181513, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-tah-1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T53L-703 (registry code 41557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53l-703) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TAH1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070402006439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WHILE FLARING TO DECELERATE DURING A STANDARD AUTOROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND DUE TO A HIGHER THAN NORMAL PITCH ATTITUDE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ FAILED TO CORRECT THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

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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