# Accident 20000509014449A: Bell 47G, San Antonio, TX, May 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3205° N, 98.4698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3205&lon=-98.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14408 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,745 total, 350 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509014449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ATTACHED NTSB: FTW00LA145 (.4)DURING A TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION, WHICH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING, THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN WITH FORWARD MOVEMENT.  AS THE HELICOPTER WAS SLIDING ALONG THE GROUND, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WENT UP ONTO THE TOES OF THE SKIDS BEFORE SETTLING BACK ONTO THE SKIDS.  DURING THE EVENT, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAILBOOM FORWARD OF THE TAILROTOR AREA AND SEVERED THE TAILBOOM. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES, THE FRONT SKID CROSSBOOM, THE TAILROTOR GEARBOX, AND BOTH TAILROTOR BLADES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT THE GRASS AREA NORTH OF RUNWAY 9 HAD MINUTE INDENTATIONS.

## 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 FTW00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA145), May 9, 2000: Bell 47G (N14408), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper touchdown performed by the flight instructor.

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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