# Accident 19910722029079A: Bell 47G2, Slidell, LA, July 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1991, 12:25 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Slidell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2797° N, 89.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2797&lon=-89.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312SH-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,230 total, 347 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722029079A

## Narrative

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

REEXAMINATION CHECK RIDE. PILOT DEMO OF AN AUTOROTATION LANDING. ON LANDING,SKID DUG IN SOFT GROUND.ROTORS HIT TAIL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW91LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA125), Jul 22, 1991: Bell 47G-2 (N312SH), Slidell, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT PERFORMING A TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION TO UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE SOFT TERRAIN AND THE INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FAA INSPECTOR.

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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