# Accident 20190827014749A: Bell 206B-III, San Diego, CA, August 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2019, 14:08 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218GH-2020-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B-III
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 392 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA519) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190827014749A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N218GH MADE AN APPROACH TO LANDING ON A HELICOPTER LANDING PLATFORM.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS LEFT OF CENTERLINE BY A WIDER MARGIN THAN WAS CUSTOMARY AND ANNOUNCED TO THE PASSENGER THAT HE WOULD PICK THE HELICOPTER UP TO A HOVER AND REPOSITION TO THE RIGHT TOWARD THE CENTERLINE OF THE PLATFORM.  THE COLLECTIVE WAS INCREASED BUT THE HELICOPTER DEVELOPED A ROLL TO THE RIGHT THAT WAS NOT CORRECTED BY THE PILOT.  THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TO ROLL, WITH THE RIGHT SKID AS THE PIVOT POINT, UNTIL ROLLING OFF OF THE PLATFORM AND COMING TO REST ON ITS SIDE NEXT TO THE PLATFORM.

## 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 GAA19CA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA519), Aug 27, 2019: Bell 206 (N218GH), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain yaw and pitch control while repositioning the helicopter, which resulted in dynamic rollover.

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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