# Incident 20170310002009I: Bell 47G, March 10, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2017, 11:30 local time
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6359X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6359X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,282 total, 480 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170310002009I

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER AT APPROXIMATELY 3 FT., AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW.  PILOT APPLIED LEFT PEDAL AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED HARD ONTO THE LEFT SKID.  THE LEFT SKID, FORWARD AND AFT VERTICAL CROSS TUBES WERE DAMAGED.

AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND HANDLING WHEEL ASSEMBLY.  THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 360 DEGREES ABOUT THE HANDLING WHEEL AXIS PRIOR TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

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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