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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-3 · Union City, TN · November 8, 2017

Date: November 8, 2017 · 11:40 local
Place: Union City, TN
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EVCA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N275AE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA020
Reported as: Bell 206L-3
Reported engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,686 total2,327 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N275AERegistered now · Bell 206L-3S/N 51186 · Built 1986 Airframe modelBell 206L-3 Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

*On 11/08/2017 at 1130 N275AE lifted from home base in troy, TN

*The flight was a public relations flight for the 911 dispatch center in Union City, TN

* The PIC made a high level pass of landing zone.

* The PIC approached the landing zone.

* The PIC touched down, but had the skids on a slope that he was unaware of.

*The aircraft slid backwards, the PIC corrected with forward cyclic control.

* The aircraft lifted tail up, the PIC corrected with cycle aft control.

* This movement of the flight control cause the main rotor head to bump against the mast and the main rotor head separated from the aircraft.

* The main rotor head cut three electrical wires as it landed approximately 75 feet from the aircraft.

*Crew members were able to exit the aircraft with only minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

*ON 11/08/2017 AT 1130 N275AE LIFTED FROM HOME BASE IN TROY, TN

*THE FLIGHT WAS A PUBLIC RELATIONS FLIGHT FOR THE 911 DISPATCH CENTER IN UNION CITY, TN

* THE PIC MADE A HIGH LEVEL PASS OF LANDING ZONE.

* THE PIC APPROACHED THE LANDING ZONE.

* THE PIC TOUCHED DOWN, BUT HAD THE SKIDS ON A SLOPE THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF.

*THE AIRCRAFT SLID BACKWARDS, THE PIC CORRECTED WITH FORWARD CYCLIC CONTROL.

* THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED TAIL UP, THE PIC CORRECTED WITH CYCLE AFT CONTROL.

* THIS MOVEMENT OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL CAUSE THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD TO BUMP AGAINST THE MAST AND THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

* THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD CUT THREE ELECTRICAL WIRES AS IT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

*CREW MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA18LA020Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportUnion City, TNThe pilot’s inadvertent slope landing and attempted recovery, which resulted in an incipient dynamic rollover, mast bumping, and separation of the main rotor.Nov 8, 2017 · Substantial damage