37.5538° N, 77.4603° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 21, 1993 · 08:22 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Innsbrook Pavilion Helipad
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MXIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N492CK
Reported as
Bell 222B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,950 total400 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tail rotor struck a Helipad landing light while attempting to land on Helipad.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A HELIPAD LANDING LIGHT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON HELIPAD.