# Accident 20220602009349A: Bell HH-1H, Reno, NV, June 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2022, 16:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6939° N, 119.9403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6939&lon=-119.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell HH-1H (registry code 1180605, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-hh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HH-1H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,076 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220602009349A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/02/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00PM PDT, BELL HH-1H N91JK, DEPARTED RENO-STEAD AIRPORT TO CONDUCT FAMILIARIZATION/EXERCISE TRAINING FOR THE WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF?S OFFICE.  AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00PM PDT, PILOT AND COPILOT WERE CONDUCTING OFF FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  ON THE SECOND TAKEOFF THE PILOT'S LEFT STEEL TOED BOOT GOT STUCK UNDER THE LEFT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL, AND WAS CAUGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE FOOT REST PANEL AT THE HEEL OF THE BOOT.  THIS RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT ROTATION, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING ON THE GROUND IT CONTINUED LEFT ROTATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TURNS COLLAPSING THE SKIDS AND COMING TO REST ON ITS BELLY.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE BULKHEADS, AND TAIL BOOM. NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 WPR22LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA205), Jun 2, 2022: Bell HH-1H (N91JK), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control following the inadvertent placement of his foot behind the anti-torque pedal.

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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