# Accident 20120210002999A: Bell 206A, San Antonio, TX, February 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2012, 13:20 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 29.3370° N, 98.4710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STINSON MUNI (SSF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3370&lon=-98.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,877 total, 91 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210002999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED ON A HOSPITAL MISSION. AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE AIRPORT, KSSF, AT THE TIME. START WAS NORMAL, RUNUP WAS NORMAL, AND T/O TO A HOVER WAS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL, AS DID FLIGHT CONTROL RESPONSE CHECK AND C.G. CHECK. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED T/O CLEARANCE AND RIGHT TURN OUT ON COURSE. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED IN FORWARD FLIGHT, PILOT FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE PEDALS AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH ETL. AS THE AIRSPEED INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 65 KIAS, THE PILOT FELT A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN THE PEDALS AND THE AIRFRAME, THE CREW IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND THE VIBRATION CAUSED MEDICAL GEAR TO FALL OUT OF PLACE. MISSION WAS ABORTED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT AND MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED.INSPECTION REVEALED A 1 INCH GASH ON ONE BLADE OF THE TAILROTOR ASSEMBLY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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