# Accident 20091123022279A: Bell 206L1, Red Butte, AZ, November 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2009, 11:15 local time
- Place: Red Butte, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.8633° N, 112.0767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8633&lon=-112.0767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177PA-2012-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,606 total, 3,917 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091123022279A

## Narrative

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

UPON COMPLETION OF 1.4 HOURS OF FAR PART 133 EXTERNAL LOAD TRAINING, BELL 206 L-1, N177PA, LANDED ON A LEVEL DRY DIRT SURFACE.  THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CENTERED/NEUTRALIZED AND COLLECTIVE AND CYCLIC FRICTION WAS APPLIED.  BOTH PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND INSURED THAT THE LONG LINE HAD RELEASED FROM THE CARGO HOOK, AND WAS CLEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE SKIDS.  BOTH PILOTS THEN RE-ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE COLLECTIVE AND CYCLIC FRICTIONS WERE RELEASED, AND THE THROTTLE WAS INCREASED TO FULL RPM PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF.  PILOT AGERIS WAS ON THE CONTROLS AS THE PILOT FLYING, AND HE STATED THAT A NORMAL LIFT OFF WAS INITIATED.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT OFF, A RIGHT ROLLING MOTION OCCCURRED WHEREIN THE RIGHT SKID BECMAE A PIVOT POINT, AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXCEEDED THE CRITICAL ANGLE.  THE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS (ARGERIS) IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL LEFT CYCLIC, AND FULL DOWN COLLECTIVE IN ORDER TO STOP THE ROLLING MOTION.  PIC (DIMOND)ALSO ASSISTED WITH THESE CONTROL I NPUTS, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY AT, OR EXCEEDING THE CRITICAL ANGLE, AND NO CONTROL INPUTS WOULD HAVE CONTEREACTED THE DYNAMIC ROLLOVER CONDITION.

## 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 WPR10CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA064), Nov 23, 2009: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N177PA), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter.

## Other reports on N177PA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010729023669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729023669I), Jul 29, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N177PA), Stgeorge, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot watered landing area with bambi bucket prior to landing. Pilot then proceeded to position bucket & land for fuel. Upon landing he noticed a…

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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