Service difficulty report · Structure · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
May 9, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Part
Structure
Condition
Broken
Location
Tailboom
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS REPORTED TO BELL:DOWNWIND LANDING TO A RIVER BED. PILOT REPORTED FEELING A VIBRATION BEFORE TOUCH DOWN BUT REPORTED NO UNUSUAL CONTROL PROBLEMS. LANDING WAS MADE WITH AN EXTREMELY TAIL LOW ATTITUDE AND PILOT REPORTED FEELING AN IMPACT AND HEARING NOISE AFTER LANDING BUT WAS UNAWARE OF DAMAGE AND HAD TO BE NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER A/C TO SHUT DOWN. TAILBOOM WAS NEARLY BROKEN OFF. (TC# 20190521011)

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