# Accident 20110413007549A: Bell 206B, Venice, LA, April 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2011, 10:30 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TEIL
- Location: 28.9503° N, 89.3858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9503&lon=-89.3858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N887T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N887T-2012-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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: 9,500 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110413007549A

## Narrative

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

AFTER MAKING A WATER LANDING TO DROP OFF A PASSINGER THE PILOT BEGAN TO TAXI ACROSS THE CANAL AWAY FROM THE PLATFORM/DOCK. WHEN CLEAR OF THE PLATFORM THE PILOT INDUCED A RIGHT PEDAL TURN, AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT CYCLIC AND REDUCED THE COLECTIVE TO FLAT PITCH BUT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ANWAY.

## 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 CEN11CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA303), Apr 13, 2011: Bell 206 (N887T), Venice, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the collective and cyclic control during taxi operations, which induced a dynamic rollover.

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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