# NTSB ATL07CA076: Bell 206-B, N219SH, Sevierville, TN, April 22, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 22, 2007, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Coordinates: 35.9225, -83.579444
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9225&lon=-83.5794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Nashville FSDO-03
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL07CA076
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65611/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA076

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of the flight controls while at a hover that resulted in the tail colliding with the ground, a subsequent hard landing, and collapse of the skids.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, hover
  - rotorcraft flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The pilot stated he was hovering the helicopter from the left front seat using the collective pitch from the right front seat and the cyclic control from the left front seat. He said the tail of the helicopter collided with the ground and he applied improper flight control inputs. The helicopter landed hard on the ground and collapsed the skids causing structural damage  to the fuselage.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated he was hovering the helicopter from the left front seat using the collective pitch from the right front seat and the cyclic control from the left front seat. The tail of the helicopter collided with the ground and the pilot applied improper flight control inputs. The helicopter landed hard on the ground and collapsed the skids causing structural damage to the fuselage. The commercial pilot and pilot rated passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Eagles  Landing Heliport, Sevierville, Tennessee, on April 22, 2007 at 1505.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N219SH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N219SH), registered now, S/N 1532, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206-B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1532
- Airframe hours: 12915
- Engines: Allison 250-C20 400 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Daniel L. Haynes
- Registered owner: Highway 66 Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2007, 82 hours before
- Departed: 03TN, Sevierville, TN
- Destination: 03TN
- Airport: 03TN, Eagles Landing Heliport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 9,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 9,500 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 2 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.21 inHg
- Observed at: KTYS, 21 nm away

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.

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