# Incident 20110531010619I: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Peach Springs, AZ, May 31, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2011, 07:05 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon West Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.9861° N, 113.8169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND CANYON WEST (1G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9861&lon=-113.8169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2072M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2072M) (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 HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110531010619I

## Narrative

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

PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED HIS MORNING PRE-FLIGHT AND WAS WAITING FOR COMPANY EMPLOYESS TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAND CANYON WEST HELIPORT IN ORDER TO FLY THE EMPLOYEES DOWN TO THE BASE OF THE GRAND CANYON BOAT LAUNCH AREA. THE EMPLOYESS ARRIVED, PIC PERFORMED A LAST WALK AROUND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPARENTLY FAILED TO OBSERVE THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING WAS NOT FASTENED. PIC STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED ON HIS FLIGHT TO THE BASE OF THE CANYON. PIC STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KNOTS AND WAS IN A DESCENT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE BAT TOWERS AND POINT BRAVO WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE AND FELT A JOLT TO THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING, PIC WAS APPROACHED BY AN EMPLOYEE WHO STATED THAT THEY MUST HAVE HIT A BIRD. PIC SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND PERFORMED AN INSPECTION. DURING THIS INSPECTION THE PIC NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING WAS MISSING AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. PIC CONTACTED COMPANY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND ADVISED THEM OF THE INCIDENT AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AT THE LANDING SITE LOCATION PENDING MAINTENANCE REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N2072M (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130423009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130423009709A), Apr 23, 2013: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Papillon helicopters a part 135 air tour operator was conducting a training flight under part 91. The accident occurred 14 miles east of the Grand Canyon…
- [Incident 20120517007979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517007979I), May 17, 2012: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. During a practice autorotation, the instructor failed to roll on throttle in a timely manner in order to perform a power recovery to a hover. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19960908039819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908039819I), Sep 8, 1996: Bell 206L1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ. Narrative: with regards to the precautionary landing at approximately 1615 on 9-8-96 in N2072M, there was control hindrance in flight. At level cruise of 70%…
- [Incident 19860210020852I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210020852I), Feb 10, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N2072M), Hanalei, HI, Minor damage. Power reduced to flight idle while awaiting fuel. Rotor blades contacted 1075S main rotors also awaiting refueling

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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