38.2280° N, 85.6637° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 23, 1995 · 07:20 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N840WA
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft involved in local traffic watch flight when pilot experienced abnormal control reaction. As he attempted to rollout of a right turn he noticed the roll rate was very sluggish. Aircraft eventually responded. Pilot executed a precautionary landing to the nearest clear area. Area was sloped causing aircraft skids to be damaged on landing. No further incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN LOCAL TRAFFIC WATCH FLIGHT WHEN PILOT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL CONTROL REACTION. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ROLLOUT OF A RIGHT TURN HE NOTICED THE ROLL RATE WAS VERY SLUGGISH. AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY RESPONDED. PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO THE NEAREST CLEAR AREA. AREA WAS SLOPED CAUSING AIRCRAFT SKIDS TO BE DAMAGED ON LANDING. NO FURTHER INCIDENT.