# Incident 20220219002209I: Bell 47G-4A, Titusville, FL, February 19, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1342X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1342X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 6 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220219002209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS WITH A STUDENT WHO HAD ABOUT 100 HOURS IN HELICOPTERS. THEY WERE PRACTICING A CIRCLING APPROACH AND STUDENT WAS DIRECTED TO HOVER OVER THE LANDING AREA, BUT INSTEAD WAS SETTING IT DOWN. REALIZING THE DECENT RATE WAS TO FAST AND THE MIS-COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT , INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS, BUT THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A TRAFFIC CONE, CAUSING THE TAIL ROTOR TO STOP AND HELICOPTER TO HAVE A HARD LANDING. THEY IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN, ACESSED THE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND NOTIFIED THE NTSB.

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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