# Incident 20091219052779I: Bell 47D1, Oakdale, CA, December 19, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7563° N, 120.8002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKDALE (O27), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7563&lon=-120.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8975, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8975) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091219052779I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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