# Incident 20101215053719I: Bell Helico 206L-1, Peoria, IL, December 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2010, 19:15 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: General Downing - Peoria International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 40.6642° N, 89.6933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL DOWNING - PEORIA INTL (PIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6642&lon=-89.6933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101AE) (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 HELICO 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,430 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101215053719I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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