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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bolkms BO105CBS · Surprise, AZ · February 19, 1996

Date: February 19, 1996 · 22:00 local
Place: Surprise, AZ
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N131AE
Reported as: Bolkms BO105CBS
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,400 total50 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N131AERegistered now · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105SS/N S787 · Built 1988 Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on feb. 19, 1996, PIC james wilder departed falcon field FF2, in N131AE a bo 105 helicopter, while attempting to land and pick up an accident victim, he struck a wire with his tail rotor causing minor damage to aircraft. Before he attempted to land the police officer on the ground advised there were no wires. This report does not involve an NMAC report. FAA form 8020-11 not received from air traffic. This does not involve a pilot deviation report by air traffic. This report closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEB. 19, 1996, PIC JAMES WILDER DEPARTED FALCON FIELD FF2, IN N131AE A BO 105 HELICOPTER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AND PICK UP AN ACCIDENT VICTIM, HE STRUCK A WIRE WITH HIS TAIL ROTOR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE POLICE OFFICER ON THE GROUND ADVISED THERE WERE NO WIRES. THIS REPORT DOES NOT INVOLVE AN NMAC REPORT. FAA FORM 8020-11 NOT RECEIVED FROM AIR TRAFFIC. THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT BY AIR TRAFFIC. THIS REPORT CLOSED.