# Accident 20031014035449A: Bell 47G3B1, Chicago/Schaumb, IL, October 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2003, 15:45 local time
- Place: Chicago/Schaumb, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9894° N, 88.1014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9894&lon=-88.1014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90463 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014035449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS RICHARD LOCKLIN WHO WAS BEING TRAINED FOR LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENT TO OBTAIN A CFI RATING EVALUATION. JAMES O'DONNELL WAS THE CFI PROVIDING THE TRAINING FOR THE ENDORSEMENT. LOCKLIN WAS PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS TO THE GROUND BOTH STRAIGHT IN AND WITH A 180 DEGREE TURN. DURING THE LAST AUTOROTATION WITH A 180 TURN, LOCKLIN REPORTED THE ROTOR RPM BEING NORMAL, HOWEVER, AT THE LAST 3 TO 5 FEET DURING THE FINAL APPLICATION OF ROTOR PITCH, HE REPORTED THE HELICOPTER WAS IN AN OUT OF TRIM CONDITION AND DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. O'DONNELL INSTRUCTED LOCKLIN TO CORRECT THE TRIM BEFORE TOUCH DOWN BUT COULD NOT. O'DONNELL CAME ON THE CONTROLS TO BRING THE HELICOPTER INTO TRIM BEFORE TOUCH DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO ALIGN THE HELICOPTER FOR A PROPER LANDING. THE HELICOPTER SETTLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO CONTACT THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI04LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA013), Oct 14, 2003: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N90463), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot not maintaining directional control of the helicopter and the improper flare initiated before landing.

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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