# Incident 20161112018479I: Bell 206B, Oceanside, CA, November 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,452 total, 1,425 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161112018479I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL WILDLIFE SURVEY UNDER CONTRACT WITH MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON.  THREE PASSENGERS OF THE GAME WARDENS OFFICE WERE ONBOARD AND HAD ASSIGNED DUTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE AERIAL SURVEY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW-LEVEL, PREDETERMINED NORTH/SOUTH TRANSECTS, WORKING GENERALLY FROM WEST TO EAST.  WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM A SOUTHERLY TO A NORTHERLY HEADING, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN.  SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING ON THE NORTHERLY HEADING, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED POWERLINES AT APPROXIMATELY 50-75 FEET AGL AND 25-30 KNOTS.

THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD DIRECTLY BENEATH THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE POWERLINES. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUPERFICIAL AND LIMITED TO THE UPPER/FORWARD COWLING JUST BENEATH THE ROTORMAST AND CONTROL RODS.

NO AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N206SA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170406003809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170406003809A), Apr 6, 2017: Bell 206B (N206SA), La Verne, CA, Substantial damage. During a training flight, while performing a simulated auto-rotation, collective pitch was introduced to early causing the main rotor to lose momentum…

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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