# NTSB ERA22LA390: Bell Textron Canada 505, N6SD, Chamblee, GA, August 28, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: August 27, 2022, 21:10 local (Aug 28, 2022, 01:10 UTC)
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Coordinates: 33.878513, -84.303846 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8785&lon=-84.3038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA ATL
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA390
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105813/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105813
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA390

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to ensure that the helicopter was properly positioned over a dolly before attempting to land on it, which resulted in a rollover.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Bell Textron Canada 505, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=1182166), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md)
- [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Bell Textron Canada 505, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=1182166), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell Textron Canada 505, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1182166), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

According to the pilot, he was attempting to land the helicopter on a portable dolly, and he was following a marshaller to land on the dolly. As he lowered the collective, the helicopter’s skids fell off the back of the dolly, and the tail rotor struck the ground. The helicopter subsequently rolled over on its left side resulting in substantial damage to the main rotor and tail rotor systems. The pilot added that there were no mechanical issues with the helicopter.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6SD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6SD-2023-08-14), registration cancelled 2023-08-14, S/N 65414, built 2022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TEXTRON CANADA LTD 505
- Registry model: [Bell Textron Canada 505](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-textron-canada-505) (registry code 1182166) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Safran ARRIUS-2R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arrius-2r) (registry code 59992, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 65414
- Year built: 2022
- Airframe hours: 35
- Engines: Safran Arrius 2R 500 hp turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, July 22, 2022, 35 hours before
- Departed: PVT, Aiken, SC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: PDK, Dekalb-Peachtree
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 19, 2022; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 3,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 2,500 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KPDK
- METAR: KPDK 280153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW065 SCT080 BKN110 23/22 A3000 RMK AO2 RAB33E48 SLP141 P0000 T02330222

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20220827022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220827022679A), Aug 27, 2022: Bell BHT-505, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] A private pilot stated he was attempting to land [privacy data omitted]a Bell 505 on a helo pad at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport on the epps…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105813. 3.6 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14401719&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 109 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14402416&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Interview-Rel.pdf
- Investigative photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14401498&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photo%27s-Rel.pdf

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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