# Incident 20250215003069I: Bell 206B-III, Hollywood, FL, February 15, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2025, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0310° N, 80.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollywood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0310&lon=-80.1646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B-III
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250215003069I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 PM LOCAL TIME, BELL 206B REGISTERED AS NXXXX, HAD AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ANNUNCIATION DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ALONG THE SHORELINE ON HOLLYWOOD BEACH, FL.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND FOLLOWED THE PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK WHICH STATES LAND IMMEDIATELY. THE PIC CHOOSE TO LAND IN A GOLF COURSE OFF HOLLYWOOD BEACH, FL. INSPECTORS FROM SFL FSDO-19 RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. A MECHANIC FOR AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATORS WAS SUMMONED AND THE CHIP DETECTORS WERE REMOVED. A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CHIP DETECTOR REVEALED METAL PARTICLES. THE CHIP DETECTOR WERE CLEANED/REINSTALLED AND A GROUND RUN WITH A PENALTY OF 30 MINUTES WAS ACCOMPLISHED. DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF THE GROUND RUN, THE CHIP LIGHT ANNUNCIATED FOR A SECOND TIME. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEEMED UNAIRWORTHY AND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO RECOVER AIRCRAFT FROM GOLF COURSE VIA GROUND TRANSPIRATION. THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS PERFORMED FOLLOW RECOVERING OF AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DRAINED AND FLUSHED OIL SYSTEM, CLEAN OIL FILTER, CLEANED CHIP DETECTORS, AND SERVICED ENGINE OIL, PERFORMED A 30 MINUTE GROUND RUN WITH NO REOCCURRENCE OF CHIP LIGHT AND NO DEBRIS ON CHIP DETECTOR. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE.

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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