# Incident 20120818020439I: Bell 206B, Point Hope, AK, August 18, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Point Hope, AK
- Airport: Point Hope
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P3TA
- Location: 68.3481° N, 166.7991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POINT HOPE (PHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.3481&lon=-166.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818020439I

## Narrative

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

SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE 50 FT ABOVE GROUND AND AT 40 KNOTS ON SHORT FINAL ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND LANDED HARD.

## Other reports on N205PA (1)

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

- [Accident 20230603006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603006099A), Jun 3, 2023: Bell 206B (N205PA), Filer, ID, Substantial damage. As pilot pulled collective pitch, not realizing the amount of left torque pedal input he had applied, the aircrafts weight on skids decreased, the aircraft…

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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