# Accident 20220618010589A: Bell 206B, Pelion, SC, June 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2022, 09:14 local time
- Place: Pelion, SC
- Airport: Lexington County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7946° N, 81.2459° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7946&lon=-81.2459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515TV-2023-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,085 total, 262 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220618010589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL PRACTICE APPROACHES AT LEXINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT (6J0) AND THEN PERFORMED A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION WITH THE THROTTLE IN THE IDLE POSITION.  DURING THE TOUCH DOWN PHASE OF THE MANUEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLIDE ON THE RUNWAY BUT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP A FEW FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT.  THE PILOT FELT VIBRATIONS IN THE CONTROLS AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN PLACE.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR BLADES, TAIL BOOM AND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.

## 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 ERA22LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA337), Jun 18, 2022: Bell 206B (N515TV), Pelion, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare during a practice autorotation.

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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