# Accident 20100107004879A: Bell 206B, Kalispell, MT, January 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1339° N, 113.8306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1339&lon=-113.8306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127TP-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100107004879A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 7, 2010, PILOT DENNIS CARVER CERTIFICATE NUMBER 520442529 FLEW BELL 206B N127TP FROM KALISPELL CITY TO HANDERCHIEF LAKE, WHICH WAS FROZEN.  UPON LANDING, PILOT ENCOUNTERED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT.  THE RIGHT SKID CAUGHT, AND A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OCCURRED.

## 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 WPR10CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA100), Jan 7, 2010: Bell 206B (N127TP), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral drift control during 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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