# Accident 20130713013229A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Inyokern, CA, July 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2013, 12:35 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: A6ZA
- Location: 35.6586° N, 117.8294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6586&lon=-117.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C40B (registry code 54525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c40b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,623 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130713013229A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING A 180° AUTO ROTATION FOR COMPANY TRAINING, THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM A LOW POWER SETTING.  THE HELICOPTER MADE HARD CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE SKID TO COLLAPSE AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO CONTACT THE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 WPR13CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA329), Jul 13, 2013: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N123HP), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control during a practice autorotation maneuver and the pilot providing training's delayed remedial action which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing…

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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