# Accident 20090721048859A: Bell 206B, Goodman, AL, July 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2009, 08:15 local time
- Place: Goodman, AL
- Airport: Lucas Ahp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2699° N, 86.0409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUCAS AHP (25AL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2699&lon=-86.0409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91637, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91637) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,210 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090721048859A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A US ARMY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.   THE AIRCREW WAS HOVERING TO PARK WHEN THE PILOT FELT AN UNCOMMANDED CYCLIC CONTROL MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT.  THE ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND BEFORE THE PILOT COULD REGAIN CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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