# Accident 20130509011909A: Bell OH-58C, Jekyll Island, GA, May 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2013, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jekyll Island, GA
- Airport: Jekyll Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Location: 31.0714° N, 81.4233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0714&lon=-81.4233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N927SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58C (registry code 1181580, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58C
- Reported engine: RR T63
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13TA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130509011909A

## Narrative

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

N927SP WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE GEORGA STATE PATROL FOR EMERGENCY  PROCEDURES TRAINING. WHILE PERFORMING HOVER AUTOROTATION, THE ROTOR RPM DECREASED, FOLLOWED BY THE WINDS SHIFTING,THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE REAR SKIDS AND ROCKED FORWARD. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND STRUCK THE MAIN ROTOR.

THE ENTIRE TAIL BOOM ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

## 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 ERA13TA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA237), May 9, 2013: Bell OH-58C (N927SP), Jekyll Island, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm in the normal operating range during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate supervision…

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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