# Accident 20211120022189A: K Copters 47G-2, Lancaster, PA, November 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2021, 11:27 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210JB-2022-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: K Copters 47G-2 (registry code 056337C, https://openairdocs.org/model/k-copters-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: K COPTERS 47G-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6VS-335 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,854 total, 43 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211120022189A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/20/2021 THE INSTRUCTOR WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT/OWNER IN HELICOPTER N210JB (K-COPTER 47 G-2).

AT APPROXIMATELY 1126 LOCAL TIME, WHILE AWAITING FOR CLEARANCE TO CROSS THE RUNWAY,THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE PITCH UP, THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX BROKE FREE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A RIGHT YAW AND A LEFT ROLLING MOTION. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

BOTH OCCUPANTS SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN. THE INSTRUCTOR REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL EMERGENCY CREW ARRIVED AND WAS EXTRACTED BY THE EMERGENCY CREW. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. THE INSTRUCTOR REMAINED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR GREATER THAN 48 HOURS FOR OBSERVATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA069), Nov 20, 2021: K Copters 47G-2 (N210JB), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to ensure a positive transfer of aircraft control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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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