# Incident 20040527022729I: Bell 47G, Harrisburg, PA, May 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2004, 11:15 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6356, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 155 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040527022729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING TO RUNWAY 26, AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING TOO FAST WHEN WIND SHIFTED TO THE TAIL. PILOT STATED THAT HE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD. PILOT REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT TO RAMP. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT CROSS-TUBE WAS DEFLECTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR HARD LANDING INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

## Other reports on N6356 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960709016219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960709016219A), Jul 9, 1996: Bell 47G (N6356), Bartow, FL, Destroyed. Aerial observation flight tailrotor hit ground during quick stop manuever avoiding powerline.

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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