# Incident 20220706012149I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Prescott, AZ, July 6, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2022, 11:32 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6548° N, 112.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRESCOTT RGNL/ERNEST A LOVE FLD (PRC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6548&lon=-112.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-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 HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,419 total, 994 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220706012149I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPROACH THE LANDING AREA WITH A STRONG TAIL WIND IN GUSTY CONDITIONS. HE PLANNED TO MANEUVER THE HELICOPTER INTO THE WIND PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE PILOT GOT INTO SETTLING WITH POWER TRYING TO LAND AT HIS PREDETERMINED SPOT. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.

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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