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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2 · Laredo, TX · April 3, 1997

Date
April 3, 1997 · 18:30 local
Place
Laredo, TX
Airport
Laredo International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90485
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA150
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
278 total83 in this make and model27 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.

Got a skid off trailer platform trying to land. Helicopter rolled off trailer due pilot over compensating. (-23) pilot was landing on trailer. Control of helicopter was lost. Pilot stated he had never landed on trailer before. Helicopter landed beside trailer and rotor struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

GOT A SKID OFF TRAILER PLATFORM TRYING TO LAND. HELICOPTER ROLLED OFF TRAILER DUE PILOT OVER COMPENSATING. (-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON TRAILER. CONTROL OF HELICOPTER WAS LOST. PILOT STATED HE HAD NEVER LANDED ON TRAILER BEFORE. HELICOPTER LANDED BESIDE TRAILER AND ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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