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Date
March 30, 2006 · 08:30 local
Place
Warrenton, VA
Airport
Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6738D
Reported as
Bell 47G2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While sitting on the ground and with low rotor RPM, the student may have too abruptly lowered collective and may have slightly commanded rear cyclic. In concert with the low RPM, this caused blade contact with the aft structure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE SITTING ON THE GROUND AND WITH LOW ROTOR RPM, THE STUDENT MAY HAVE TOO ABRUPTLY LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND MAY HAVE SLIGHTLY COMMANDED REAR CYCLIC. IN CONCERT WITH THE LOW RPM, THIS CAUSED BLADE CONTACT WITH THE AFT STRUCTURE.