19990413019519I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Enstrm 280F · Cedar Rapids, IA · April 13, 1999

Date: April 13, 1999 · 09:00 local
Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport: Bowman Woods School
Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N199TV
Reported as: Enstrm 280F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,082 total

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.

(-5)Mr. Bobby ratliff was the PIC of helicopter N199TV, during a flight demonstration for students and teachers at Bowman Woods elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. While preforming an unnecessary practice autorotation in close proximity to people watching, he struck the ground with the helicopter's tail rotor, causing damage to the tail rotor, the gear box and drive shaft. This incident is considered closed with this report. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-5)MR. BOBBY RATLIFF WAS THE PIC OF HELICOPTER N199TV, DURING A FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT BOWMAN WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. WHILE PREFORMING AN UNNECESSARY PRACTICE AUTOROTATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PEOPLE WATCHING, HE STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE HELICOPTER'S TAIL ROTOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR, THE GEAR BOX AND DRIVE SHAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^