# Incident 20121119025159I: Bell 206-L4, Pflugerville, TX, November 19, 2012 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 19, 2012, 08:35 local time - Place: Pflugerville, TX - Airport: Austin Executive - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Taxi - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: IAVA - Location: 30.3975° N, 97.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUSTIN EXEC (EDC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3975&lon=-97.5664&mi=10 - Aircraft: N207MY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207MY-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELL 206-L4 - Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 2,679 total, 178 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121119025159I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT OF N207MY, WHILE EXECUTING A HIGH HOVER TAXI, BACKED INTO A PARKED A-STAR HELICOPTER (N79FX) CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT PARKED BEHIND HIM, BUT WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER HELICOPTER PARKED TO HIS RIGHT SIDE (WHICH WAS BEING PRE-FLIGHTED BY ITS CREW). THE PILOT BEGAN A HIGH HOVER AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AND BACKED AWAY SO AS TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM THE PARKED AIRCRAFT TO HIS RIGHT. HE BEGAN TO EXECUTE A LEFT PEDAL TURN WHEN HE FELT A "SNAG" AND ELECTED TO LAND AND INVESTIGATE. AS HE MOVED FORWARD, HE REMEMBERED THAT THERE WAS A PARKED AIRCRAFT BEHIND HIM AND REALIZED THAT THE "SNAG" WAS PROBABLY HIM HITTING THAT PARKED AIRCRAFT. HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THREE WITNESSES AT THE AIRCRAFT PARKED TO HIS RIGHT CORROBORATED HIS ACCOUNT. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT N207MY WAS LIMITED TO SCRATCHED PAINT ON THE LANDING SKIDS AND A TORN FLOAT BAG ON THE AFT, LEFT LANDING SKID. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VFR WITH A BROKEN CEILING AT 3,900' AND LIGHT WINDS. DAMAGE TO THE PARKED AIRCRAFT INCLUDED SCRATCHES AND DENTS ON THE ROTOR BLADES. PILOT WAS DRUG TESTED IAW COMPANY POLICY. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD AT LEAST 12-HOURS OF REST BETWEEN HIS LAST LANDING THE NIGHT PRIOR (11/18/2012) AND HIS ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT. HE VOLUNTEERED THAT HE HAD FLOWN 8.4 HOURS THE DAY PRIOR BECAUSE HE WAS FORCED TO HOLD BY ATC AND THEREFORE INADVERTENTLY EXCEEDED 14 CFR 135.267(B) DUTY LIMITS. HE PRODUCED HIS FLYING LOG, WHICH SHOWED THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT TIMES FOR THE PRECEDING 4-DAYS: NOV 15 – 4.3 HRS; NOV 16 – 6.5 HRS; NOV 17 – 6.7 HRS; NOV 18 – 8.4 HRS. ## Other reports on N207MY (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20140611007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140611007949A), Jun 11, 2014: Bell 206-L4 (N207MY), Houma, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot and passenger were traveling from oil platform SS266B to platform ST317-A. While on a straight in approach to the platform, the aircraft began to spin to… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.