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FAA incident report · Bell 47D1 · Oakdale, CA · December 19, 2009

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Date
December 19, 2009 · 12:30 local
Place
Oakdale, CA
Airport
Oakdale
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8975
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Reported engine
Franklin 6V4 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total70 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N8975Registered now · Bell 47D1S/N 607Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A Bell 47 helicopter was involved with a hard landing during a FAA flight test with a designated pilot examiner on board. During the execution of a steep approach at the airport the applicant allowed the aircraft to increase in vertical speed. The applicant noticed the increase of vertical descent and increased power as if to start the process of a go-around but instead applied aft cyclic, the aircraft settled to the ground and bounced starting a left yaw. The damage to the aircraft was a bent cross tube. The designated pilot examiner issued a disapproval notice to the applicant.

As the FAA filed it

A BELL 47 HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED WITH A HARD LANDING DURING A FAA FLIGHT TEST WITH A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER ON BOARD. DURING THE EXECUTION OF A STEEP APPROACH AT THE AIRPORT THE APPLICANT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO INCREASE IN VERTICAL SPEED. THE APPLICANT NOTICED THE INCREASE OF VERTICAL DESCENT AND INCREASED POWER AS IF TO START THE PROCESS OF A GO-AROUND BUT INSTEAD APPLIED AFT CYCLIC, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND BOUNCED STARTING A LEFT YAW. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS A BENT CROSS TUBE. THE DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER ISSUED A DISAPPROVAL NOTICE TO THE APPLICANT.