# Accident 20241121017229A: Bell 206B, Lakeland, FL, November 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2024, 12:47 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9944° N, 82.0157° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9944&lon=-82.0157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N422RH) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 60 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241121017229A

## Narrative

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

ON 21 NOVEMBER 2024, A BELL 206B WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT KLAL WHEN THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA25LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA059), Nov 21, 2024: Bell 206B (N422RH), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control during a tailwind approach, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, an uncommanded spin, and subsequent 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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