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DFW06CA058

2006-01-25 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N225GH

Make / Model
BELL 206-L4
Year of manufacture
1995 · 11 years old at event
Engine
ALLISON 250-C30 SER (650 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20030805
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1F432

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The flight instructors failure to maintain main rotor RPM and improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Factual narrative

The 11,500-hour helicopter flight instructor reported he was instructing a 9,500-hour airline transport rated pilot at a private training runway (2,000-feet long by 75-feet wide asphalt runway). During a practice autorotation, the flight instructor stated that the helicopter experienced a hard landing as a result of low rotor RPM during touchdown. The flight instructor also reported there were no abnormalities with the helicopter's flight controls, or engine at the time of the accident. The winds at the time of the accident were reported as light and variable. The density altitude was estimated at 750-feet mean sea level (MSL). The 11,500-hour helicopter flight instructor reported that he was instructing a 9,500-hour airline transport rated pilot at a private training runway (2,000-feet long by 75-feet wide asphalt runway). During a practice autorotation, the flight instructor stated that the helicopter experienced a hard landing as a result of low rotor RPM during touchdown. The flight instructor also reported that there were no abnormalities with the helicopter's flight controls, or engine at the time of the accident. The winds at the time of the accident were reported as light and variable. The density altitude was estimated at 750-feet mean sea level (MSL). Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2006_DFW06CA058.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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