# Accident 20141113023729A: Bell Bill SERIES 6, Columbus, NC, November 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, NC
- Airport: Wheat Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2067° N, 82.0319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2067&lon=-82.0319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Bill SERIES 6 (registry code 05615AU, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-bill-series-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL BILL SERIES 6
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141113023729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADMITTED TO STALLING AIRCRAFT CAUSING HARD LANDING.  RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE AND WHEEL DEPARTED AIRCRAFT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP AND COMING TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ERA15LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA051), Nov 13, 2014: Bell Bill Kitfox 6 (N524MB), Columbus, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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