# Accident 20100530006099A: Bell 206B, Memphis, TN, May 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2010, 12:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis Police Department
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TB4M
- Location: 35.2497° N, 90.0164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2497&lon=-90.0164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6401X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6401X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,199 total, 1,703 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10TA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100530006099A

## Narrative

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

TRAINING EXERCISE BEING CONDUCTED AT 27TN ON 5/30/2010. DURING AUTOROTATION EXERCISE TAIL STINGER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING HELICOPTER TO NOSE OVER AND MAKE HARD LANDING. MAIN ROTOR FLEXED DOWN AND STRUCK TAIL BOOM SEVERING TAIL BOOM FROM MAIN STRUCTURE.

## 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 ERA10TA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA292), May 30, 2010: Bell 206B (N6401X), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm and the certificated flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, 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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