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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell Helico 206L-1 · Peoria, IL · December 15, 2010

Date
December 15, 2010 · 19:15 local
Place
Peoria, IL
Airport
General Downing - Peoria International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EVCA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N101AE
Reported as
Bell Helico 206L-1
Reported engine
Allison 250 SER 250HP
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,430 total1,200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At approximately 15-20 feet above the ground, the pilot noticed that the engine didn't sound right. The pilot also noticed that the torque indication was 120%. The pilot slowed the aircraft and increased the engine power. The torque indication went to 130%. The pilot reduced power and the aircraft hit the ground hard on the right skid.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. THE PILOT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TORQUE INDICATION WAS 120%. THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND INCREASED THE ENGINE POWER. THE TORQUE INDICATION WENT TO 130%. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD ON THE RIGHT SKID.