# Incident 19821024062589I: Bell 47H1, Nashville, TN, October 24, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13172, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13172-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821024062589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DECELERATED AT 50 FEET ON DOWNWIND LANDING. USED EXTREME PITCH TO SLOW DOWN. TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND.

## Other reports on N13172 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750520011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750520011259A), May 20, 1975: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Tail rotor hub bolt p/n 47-641-052-3 failed. Bolt had retirement life 600 hr failed at 499.8 hr.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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