# Accident 20121013024819A: Bell OH-58A, Jackson, TN, October 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Airport: Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: J8ZM
- Location: 35.6261° N, 88.8031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6261&lon=-88.8031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40TN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40TN-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58A (registry code 1181579, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58A
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,667 total, 2,505 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13TA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121013024819A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING SOUNDED.  PILOT REPORTED LOWERING COLLECTIVE AND MANEUVERING FOR AUTOROTATIVE DECENT AND LANDING.  AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A SLOPED SURFACE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO LANDING SKIDS.  DURING LANDING MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM FLAPPED DOWN AND CONTACTED TAIL BOOM CAUSING SEPARATION OF TAIL BOOM AND DAMAGE TO ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

## 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 ERA13TA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA021), Oct 13, 2012: Bell OH-58A (N40TN), Jackson, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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