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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G · Romney, IN · July 21, 2000

Date: July 21, 2000 · 13:45 local
Place: Romney, IN
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N957B
Reported as: Bell 47G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total400 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N957BRegistered now · Bell 47GS/N 1276 Airframe modelBell 47G Engine modelFranklin 6A4200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was attempting to land his helicopter on a trailer used to transport the aircraft. While hovering over the trailer, the pilot snagged a skid on the side of the trailer causing loss of control. This trailer is extremely narrow considering the skid width of the helicopter but is as wide as highway laws allow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS HELICOPTER ON A TRAILER USED TO TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE HOVERING OVER THE TRAILER, THE PILOT SNAGGED A SKID ON THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS TRAILER IS EXTREMELY NARROW CONSIDERING THE SKID WIDTH OF THE HELICOPTER BUT IS AS WIDE AS HIGHWAY LAWS ALLOW.

Other reports on N957B · 2

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

Incident 19890225009969ITo Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff) · Ozark, MOPop followed by vibration on takeoff. Landed. Main rotor grip assembly was broken due to metal fatigue.Feb 25, 1989 · Minor damage Accident 19740707021139AIdling Rotors · Midland, ORLnd on upslope. Plt unable to stop sliding.Jul 7, 1974 · Destroyed