Bell 206B N58WW
15 January 2001 · McMinnville, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 January 2001 at about 20:10 local time, a Bell 206B registered N58WW was involved in an accident near McMinnville, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McMinnville, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mc Minnville Muni (MMV)
- Coordinates
- 45.1903, -123.2404
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N58WW
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aurora → McMinnville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01LA044
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to apply adequate power during a practice autorotation. A factor contributing to the accident was a rough/uneven area on the asphalt landing surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a telephone interview and a subsequent written statement, the instructor pilot reported that she and the student pilot were practicing power recovery autorotations. During the fifth practice autorotation, while descending through an altitude of approximately 200 feet AGL, the instructor pilot increased throttle and collective in an effort to slow the helicopter's decent rate and recover from the autorotation. Shortly thereafter, the pilot noted that the main rotor RPM was not increasing and that she had inadvertently applied only partial power for the recovery. The instructor pilot lowered collective, increased power and performed a straight-in run-on landing. The helicopter touched down 3-4 feet beyond the numbers on runway 35. During the run-on landing, the helicopter encountered a rough/uneven spot on the runway surface and came to an abrupt stop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Jan 2001 | Bell 206L-1 | Quincy, Illinois, United States | Air Evac EMS | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 2001 | Bell 206B | San Diego, California, United States | David K. Martz | No injuries | - |
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