# Accident 20220211001799A: Bell 47G-2, Fallon, NV, February 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2022, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Fallon Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4992° N, 118.7488° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4992&lon=-118.7488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1023V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1023V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220211001799A

## Narrative

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

-WHILE LANDING FROM A HOVER, THE HELICOPTER DRIFTED TOWARDS THE HANGAR AS IT WAS STILL LIGHT ON THE SKIDS.

-THE PILOT PANICKED AND APPLIED AFT LEFT CYCLIC.

-THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TOWARDS THE HANGAR AND THE HELICOPTER LIFTED HIGHER AND CAME TO REST ON THE HANGAR ROOF WHERE IT EXPERIENCE DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

-THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

## 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 WPR22LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA096), Feb 11, 2022: Bell 47 (N1023V), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a hover which, resulted in a collision with a hangar.

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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