# Accident 20071121826959A: Bell OH58A, Twin Falls, ID, November 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Joslin Field - Magic Valley Rg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4819° N, 114.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4819&lon=-114.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123SD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH58A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071121826959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN COMMAND WAS TEACHING HOVERING AUTOROTATION MANEUVERS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND VERY HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR HOUSING. THE TAIL DID NOT STRIKE THE GROUND BUT SUFFERED A WHIP LASH EFFECT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR SKIDS HIT THE SURFACE WITH FORCE.

## 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 SEA08CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA037), Nov 21, 2007: Bell 206A (N123SD), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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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