20001219032869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Garrison, UT · December 19, 2000

Date: December 19, 2000 · 14:30 local
Place: Garrison, UT
Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N48020
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N48020Registered now · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 2812 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) While herding horses on a 14 CFR 91 blm contract, approximately 30 miles south of Garrison, Utah, engine decoupled from transmission. The sole occupant pilot autorotated to a clearing and upon touchdown one rotor blade struck a tree, sudden stopping the rotor, and resulting in splitting of that rotor blade's trailing edge. The a/c was released to the operator's home base in fallon, NV. Engine/transmission teardown to be observed by reno FSDO based pmi,privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE HERDING HORSES ON A 14 CFR 91 BLM CONTRACT, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES SOUTH OF GARRISON, UTAH, ENGINE DECOUPLED FROM TRANSMISSION. THE SOLE OCCUPANT PILOT AUTOROTATED TO A CLEARING AND UPON TOUCHDOWN ONE ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A TREE, SUDDEN STOPPING THE ROTOR, AND RESULTING IN SPLITTING OF THAT ROTOR BLADE'S TRAILING EDGE. THE A/C WAS RELEASED TO THE OPERATOR'S HOME BASE IN FALLON, NV. ENGINE/TRANSMISSION TEARDOWN TO BE OBSERVED BY RENO FSDO BASED PMI,^PRIVACY DAT^.

Other reports on N48020 · 2

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

Accident 20030912023029APwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Diamond, OR(-23) While herding wild horses with his helicopter, pilot went into a hover at about 40 feet above the ground. All of a sudden the engine wound up to a high RPM and the main and tail rotors became unpowered. The pilot tried to auto rotate to a field but only…Sep 12, 2003 · Substantial damage Accident 20021201031599APanaca, NV(-23) While herding wild horses engine lost power at approximately 35 feet AGL in a left turn. Aircraft contacted terrain in a heels low attitude causing the main rotor to contact the tailboom.Dec 1, 2002 · Substantial damage