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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Sidney, OH · August 22, 1995

Date: August 22, 1995 · 13:30 local
Place: Sidney, OH
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9115R
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO95LA084
Reported as: Bell 47D1
Reported engine: Franklin 6V335A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 378 total170 in this make and model102 in the last 90 days

N9115RRegistered now · Bell 47D1S/N 93 · Built 1948 Airframe modelBell 47D1 Engine modelFranklin 6A4200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Hard landing in soybeans. Unable to pull more pitch to flare on practice landing. Chopped tail. Belated pitch use. (-23) a flight instructor and student on an instructional flight were returning to the base of operation. The student was attempting to make a steep approach to a confined area. The instructor realized that the approach would be short of the intended landing area and instructed the student to level off. The descent was not arrested, and the instructor attempted to assist the student too late resulting in a hard landing. Damage occurred to the main rotor, tail boom tail rotor, and landing skids. The pilots were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING IN SOYBEANS. UNABLE TO PULL MORE PITCH TO FLARE ON PRACTICE LANDING. CHOPPED TAIL. BELATED PITCH USE. (-23) A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WERE RETURNING TO THE BASE OF OPERATION. THE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STEEP APPROACH TO A CONFINED AREA. THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THAT THE APPROACH WOULD BE SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO LEVEL OFF. THE DESCENT WAS NOT ARRESTED, AND THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST THE STUDENT TOO LATE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE MAIN ROTOR, TAIL BOOM TAIL ROTOR, AND LANDING SKIDS. THE PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB BFO95LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSidney, OHthe student pilot's abrupt touchdown while landing in a field. Related factors are the student pilot's failure to attain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.Aug 22, 1995 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9115R · 2

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

Accident 19801108063629APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Panama City Bea, FLTail rotor failed & helicopter crashed during emergency landing. Loss of grease fitting caused lack of lubrication.Nov 8, 1980 · Substantial damage Accident 19761001032119AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Johnstown, OHNr 1 & 2 conrod separated,camshaft bkn at 4 lobepwr plt-prior eng overspeedOct 1, 1976 · Substantial damage