Bell 206-L4 N2036F

Summary

On 7 December 2022 at about 19:15 local time, a Bell 206-L4 registered N2036F, operated by Bell Textron Inc, was involved in an accident near Ft Worth, Texas, 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.

Date

7 December 2022 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ft Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bell South Airfield Airport (XS04)

Coordinates

32.7970, -97.1460

Aircraft

Bell 206-L4

Registration

N2036F

Category

Helicopter

Year built

1995

Engines

1

Operator

Bell Textron Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hurst → Fort Worth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA059

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident, was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, during the instructional flight practicing autorotations, the pilot receiving instruction flared the helicopter in a more pronounced nose up attitude, an aft cyclic and higher descent rate, but not excessive enough to require him to take control. During the landing, the main rotor blades contacted the tail boom. The tail rotor driveshaft and vertical fins were substantially damaged during the landing. The flight instructor reported that there were no of preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would preclude normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.