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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G · Owensville, OH · September 3, 2005

Date: September 3, 2005 · 15:45 local
Place: Owensville, OH
Airport: Clearwater Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Bell 47G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,272 total

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What happened

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(-23) On September 3, 2005, at 1545 EDT, a non-certified, non-registered Bell 47G, was involved in a dynamic roll-over while taxiing in contact with the ground at Clearwater airpark, OH (21O1). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot who had an expired student pilot's certificate was seriously injured. The pilot had no experience or instruction in helicopters. The pilot was trying to move the helicopter from the hangar to a display area 500 feet away by sliding it on the ground. While sliding on the ground the skids stuck and the helicopter rolled on its side as a result of dynamic roll-over. There was no intent to fly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005, AT 1545 EDT, A NON-CERTIFIED, NON-REGISTERED BELL 47G, WAS INVOLVED IN A DYNAMIC ROLL-OVER WHILE TAXIING IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AT CLEARWATER AIRPARK, OH (21O1). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WHO HAD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT'S CERTIFICATE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT HAD NO EXPERIENCE OR INSTRUCTION IN HELICOPTERS. THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO MOVE THE HELICOPTER FROM THE HANGAR TO A DISPLAY AREA 500 FEET AWAY BY SLIDING IT ON THE GROUND. WHILE SLIDING ON THE GROUND THE SKIDS STUCK AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ON ITS SIDE AS A RESULT OF DYNAMIC ROLL-OVER. THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY.