# Accident 20221102020039A: Bell 206B, Greenville, IL, November 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2022, 20:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, IL
- Airport: Greenville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 1KHG
- Location: 38.8348° N, 89.3748° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8348&lon=-89.3748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61KH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61KH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,823 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221102020039A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 20:15 CST,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN AUTOROTATION LANDING AT THE GREENVILLE AIRPORT (GRE) IN GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN CONDUCTING PART 137 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE ENTIRE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.  THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT TO RETURN THE PIC, AIRCRAFT, AND TWO GROUND CREW MEMBERS TO THE MOUNT VERNON AIRPORT (MVN) WHICH IS OPERATOR'S HOME AIRPORT.  DURING THE FLIGHT TO MVN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED STRONGER THAN EXPECTED HEADWINDS AND THE PIC MADE THE DECISION TO LAND AT GRE TO ADD FUEL.  DURING THE REFUELING STOP AT GRE, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED 20 ADDITIONAL GALLONS OF FUEL.  TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD AFTER REFUELING WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 GALLONS.  DURING THE DEPARTURE FROM GRE THE PIC, THE PIC STATED THAT THE LOW RPM LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL).  THE PIC STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND APPLIED FORWARD CYCLIC IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.  AFTER THOSE INPUTS, THE PIC STATED THAT THE LOW RPM LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, BUT THAT THE ENGINE "DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT".  THE PIC STATED THAT HE EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO GRE.  THE PIC STATED THAT DURING THE DESCENT BACK INTO GRE, THE LOW RPM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE NOISE REDUCED.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE ADDED 100 PERCENT POWER AND FULL DOWN COLLECTIVE, BUT THE ROTOR RPM DID NOT RECOVER.  AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 50 FEET, THE PIC STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO FLARE AND APPLY COLLECTIVE TO CUSHION THE LANDING.  DURING THE INITIAL WRECKAGE EXAMINATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HARD LANDING HAD CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE TO BREACH THE FUEL TANK.  THIS RESULTED IN A MAJORITY OF THE FUEL ONBOARD BEING SPILLED INTO THE SOIL AROUND THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN23LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA025), Nov 3, 2022: Bell 206 (N61KH), Greenville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to inspect and clean the entire fuel nozzle assembly in accordance with the engine maintenance manual, which resulted in fuel starvation and a partial loss of engine power, an…

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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