# Accident 20110224001899A: Bell Helico 206B, Ridgeland, SC, February 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2011, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4936° N, 80.9919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4936&lon=-80.9919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICO 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 420 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110224001899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE HARD LANDING DURING AUTO ROTATION PRATICE. STUDENT PILOT WAS AT CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO TAIL BOOM. TWO ON BOARD, NO INJURIES, NO FIRE.

## 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 ERA11CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA162), Feb 24, 2011: Bell 206 (N796M), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, 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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