# Accident 20240326004459A: Bell 206B, Baton Rouge, LA, March 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5330° N, 91.1524° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5330&lon=-91.1524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67183, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67183) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 79 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240326004459A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT ON 3/26/2024 APPROX 1330

PILOT RELEVANT FLIGHT TIME:

TOTAL HELICOPTER TIME: 219.5 HRS.

TURBINE TIME: 118 HRS.

MAKE AND MODEL: 79 HRS.

SOLO MAKE AND MODEL: 23.7

PILOT IS CURRENT

NARRATIVE: (VIA PHONE)

PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT FOR A SOLO FLIGHT OF NOT MORE THAN AN HOUR. PRE-FLIGHT CONDUCTED INSIDE HANGAR ON A DOLLY AS IS NORMAL. ROUGHLY 60 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS DEEMED AIRWORTHY AND ROLLED OUT ON THE DOLLY TO A POSITION IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR AT A RANGE FROM THE HANGAR OF APPROXIMATELY 30-45 FEET. SPACE BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED AS “HUGE”. NOTED BY PILOT THAT YOU HAVE TO “BACK” OFF OF THE DOLLY BECAUSE “CART” USED TO PULL THE DOLLY WAS LEFT ATTACHED TO DOLLY WHICH IS ALSO NORMAL. AIRCRAFT START WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR ISSUE. AIRCRAFT THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO FULL THROTTLE AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE DOLLY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS “AFT HEAVY” WHICH WAS EXPECTED AS PILOT WAS SOLO AND HAD 60 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED PILOT NOTED THE NOSE BEGAN TO RISE AND PILOT ADDED POWER. THE “HEELS” OF THE SKIDS/LANDING GEAR WERE STILL ON THE DOLLY AND WERE “STUCK”. AS PILOT THOUGHT TO LOWER THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL, BUT BEFORE THE PILOT COULD COMPLETE THE ACTION, THE SKIDS CAME OFF OF THE DOLLY WITH A “POP” AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROTATE RIGHT. PILOT INDICATED A “DRIFT” FORWARD TOWARD THE CART DURING THE ROTATION AND BEGAN A “SIDE STEP” TO GET AWAY FROM THE CART AND DOLLY. PILOT ADDED ADDITIONAL POWER WITH THE THOUGHT TO GAIN ALTITUDE SO AS TO AVOID HITTING THE CART WITH THE TAIL AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED “AT LEAST THREE TIMES”. ON THE LAST ROTATION, LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE WHICH SLOWED THE ROTATION AND THEN THE TAIL (TAIL ROTOR GUARD OR “STINGER”) CONTACTED THE GROUND. PILOT INDICATED THAT THIS CONTACT STOPPED THE SPIN BUT THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT ON THE GROUND WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE. ONCE ROTATION WAS STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STABLE HOVER, MOVED THE AIRCRAFT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AWAY FROM THE DOLLY AND HANGAR AND LANDED ON THE RAMP WHERE PILOT ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE.

AIRCRAFT WAS PUT BACK ON THE DOLLY LATER BY THE SUPERVISOR PILOT (NOT ACCIDENT PILOT). AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DISCOVERED TO HAVE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM UNTIL LATER BY A MECHANIC.

NOTE: WILL AMEND IF MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 CEN24LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA172), Mar 26, 2024: Bell 206B (N67183), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff that resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N67183 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090422007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422007909A), Apr 22, 2009: Bell 206B (N67183), Fort Rucker/Do, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) The accident occurred while performing military training. The aircrew was conducting a simulated engine failure while on approach and entered a standard…

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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