# Accident 20100813042489A: Bell 206B, Rocky Mount, MO, August 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2010, 11:20 local time
- Place: Rocky Mount, MO
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2694° N, 92.7522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2694&lon=-92.7522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54BE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,365 total, 72 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA477) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100813042489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND, WHILE ROLLING OFF THE POWER, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY ROLLED TO THE RIGHT.  THIS CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR TO CONTACT THE GROUND, SEPARATING IT FROM THE MAIN SHAFT AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.  THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 CEN10LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA477), Aug 13, 2010: Bell 206B (N54BE), Rocky Mount, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A dynamic rollover inadvertently induced by the pilot 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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