# Incident 20091125022529I: Bell 206L1, November 25, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2009, 07:00 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IAVA
- Aircraft: N7DQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7DQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091125022529I

## Narrative

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

PER COMPANY REPORT  11-24-2009  1500  WESTWIND HELICOPTER LANDED ON RIG (MUA31B) IN GULF, AIRCRAFT POINTING SOUTH (WIND FROM THE SOUTH), LOADED TWO PASSENGERS, WIND FROM THE NORTH @24 KNOTS, STARTED ENGINE AND TRIED TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT INTO WIND FOR TAKEOFF, WIND GUST CAUGHT AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO SWING IT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT PEDAL, WIND CAUGHT TAIL BOOM AND PUSHED IT DOWN, THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SHEET METAL ON THE TAIL BOOM, JUST AFT OF TAIL BOOM ATTACH POINT, AIRCRAFT WAS THEN LOADED ON BOAT AND BROUGHT BACK TO SHORE, PUT ON TRUCK AND MOVED TO OPERATOR’S HANGAR AT BRAZORIA COUNTY AIRPORT (LBX) ON 11/25/2009.  11/30/2009  INSPECTORS SAW AIRCRAFT AT HANGAR, AIRCRAFT HAD SECONDARY DAMAGE DONE TO TAIL BOOM BY BOAT TRIP TO SHORE, SEAS WERE RUNNING 6 TO 8 FEET WAVES, PER COMPANY STATEMENT.

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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