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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47D1 · Navarre, FL · May 21, 2016

Date: May 21, 2016 · 13:30 local
Place: Navarre, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3575
Reported as: Bell 47D1
Reported engine: Franklin 6V-335 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 958 total5 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N3575Registration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Bell 47D1S/N K-7032 Airframe modelBell 47D1 Engine modelFranklin 6V-335 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While conducting a sightseeing/tour flight with two passengers over Navarre beach, Florida, the pilot stated as he started his approach to the Navarre beach helipad, at around 40FT AGL, he felt the helicopter was not producing enough power for a safe landing so the pilot initiated an autorotation to the beach. As the helicopter landed, it bounced and the tail boom struck a seawall that circled the helipad. Pilot and two passengers exited aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING A SIGHTSEEING/TOUR FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS OVER NAVARRE BEACH, FLORIDA, THE PILOT STATED AS HE STARTED HIS APPROACH TO THE NAVARRE BEACH HELIPAD, AT AROUND 40FT AGL, HE FELT THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER FOR A SAFE LANDING SO THE PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION TO THE BEACH. AS THE HELICOPTER LANDED, IT BOUNCED AND THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK A SEAWALL THAT CIRCLED THE HELIPAD. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N3575 · 4

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

Accident 19910724029759APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Provencal, LAEngine quit on aerial fire burn survey. Landed on slope. Rolled over. Departed minimum fuel. Depleted by leaky sumpJul 24, 1991 · Substantial damage Accident 19870425021269APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Ardmore, OKThe helicopter landed hard causing rotor to strike tailboom. Pilot suspected engine problems and autorotated.Apr 25, 1987 · Substantial damage Accident 19790912031439ASfl Autorotation · Ardmore, OKInstructor demonstrating low-level autoration. Made hard landing.Sep 12, 1979 · Substantial damage Accident 19761212037429AHovering · Vanceville, GASettled into water drg pract hover. Student rotorcraft plt.Dec 12, 1976 · Substantial damage