# Accident 20070911018949A: Bell 206B, Rosamond, CA, September 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2007, 14:49 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8708° N, 118.2092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8708&lon=-118.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205LT-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,025 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911018949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED, PILOT STATED THAT HE ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO FLIGHT IDLE AND TIGHTENED THE CYCLIC FRICTION, THEN AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HANGAR APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MOVING FROM LANDING AREA TO WHERE IT IMPACTED THE HANGAR.

## 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 SEA07CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA258), Sep 11, 2007: Bell 206-B2 (N205LT), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting variable winds encountered after landing. Factors include gusting, suddenly shifting winds, and a hangar near the spot where the helicopter had landed.

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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