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FAA incident report · Bolkms BK117B1 · Pittsburgh, PA · June 12, 1996

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Date
June 12, 1996 · 23:45 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BAQA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5405G
Reported as
Bolkms BK117B1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total250 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N5405GRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 2014 · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2S/N 7179 · Built 1988Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2Engine modelHoneywell LTS101-750B-1Turbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot was flying a shallow approach to a hospital heliport. It was a night landing and the pilot decided to decrease his approach angle. Nearing the landing pad, the pilot flared and felt the heels of the skids touch first and slide slightly. The pilot found damage to the tail stinger and vertical end plate which grazed a pole surrounding the helipad. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS FLYING A SHALLOW APPROACH TO A HOSPITAL HELIPORT. IT WAS A NIGHT LANDING AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO DECREASE HIS APPROACH ANGLE. NEARING THE LANDING PAD, THE PILOT FLARED AND FELT THE HEELS OF THE SKIDS TOUCH FIRST AND SLIDE SLIGHTLY. THE PILOT FOUND DAMAGE TO THE TAIL STINGER AND VERTICAL END PLATE WHICH GRAZED A POLE SURROUNDING THE HELIPAD. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.