# Accident 20230605010779A: Bell 206B, Orlando, FL, June 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2023, 15:50 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5412° N, 81.3409° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5412&lon=-81.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27UK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27UK) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,614 total, 33 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230605010779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STARTED AIRCRAFT AT ORL ABOUT 1540 ON 06/05/2023 WITH A MAINTENANCE PERSON IN THE LEFT SEAT AS AN OBSERVER.  PILOT DEPARTED THE HANGAR AREA AND NOTIFIED ATC HE PLANNED TO PRACTICE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES/MANEUVERS IN THE SOUTEAST PRACTICE AREA (SEPA) AT ORL.  ONCE IN THE SEPA, THE PILOT PLANNED TO DE A STRAIGHT AUTOROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY OVER THE GRASS AREA. THE PILOT STATED AT ABOUT 50FT HE STARTED A GENTLE FLARE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY FULLY ROLLING THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY.  HE CONTINUED TO HOLD THE FLARE TO STOP THE RATE OF DECENT AND FWD MOMENTUM.  THE NEEDLES (MAIN ROTOR AND RPM) WERE ALIGNED AT THE BOTTOM RPM RANGE. THE PILOT BEGAN TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT AT 15-20 FT AGL, THEN BEGAN TO RAISE THE COLLECTIVE TO A HOVER.  THE ACFT STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN LIFT AND THE RPM WAS BEING DRAGGED DOWN.  THE ACFT SANK TO THE GROUND IN A HARD LANDING.  PILOT NOTIFIED ATC OF THE EVENT AND THAT HE WAS SHUTTING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE SEPA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILBOOM AREA AND CROSSTUBE ROCKER ARM CONNECTION.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR MAINTENANCE OBSERVER.  FAA INVESTIGATED AND TOOK PICTURES AT THE HANGAR LOCATION.

## 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 ERA23LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA269), Jun 5, 2023: Bell 206B (N27UK), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard 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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