# Accident 20210621008079A: Bell 407, Tampa, FL, June 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2021, 21:45 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0140° N, 82.3456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0140&lon=-82.3456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,721 total, 1,472 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210621008079A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21, 2021, AT 2145 EST, N512TP, A 2002 BELL 407^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING STRAIGHT IN FULL TOUCHDOWN AUTO ROTATIONS AT TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(VDF - TAMPA FLORIDA). THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (VDF - TAMPA, FL) ON JUNE 21, 2021 AT 2118 EST.

## 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 ERA21LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA264), Jun 22, 2021: Bell 407 (N512TP), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare while making a power off practice autorotative landing. Contributing was the decreased visual cues provided by the recently paved runway during the night landing…

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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