What happened
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Collided with covered hangar while attempting to taxi beneath it. (.4) during taxi in nighttime conditions to the ramp area to offload a patient, the pilot did not see any room to park the aircraft. The crew decided to initiate a turn around and taxi through a t-hanger to reposition the airplane prior to offloading the patient. During the taxi through the hanger area, the vertical stabilizer collided with the awning of the hanger and the airplane came to a complete stop. The pilot thought the airplane's wheel was stuck on a wheel chock so he added power. The airplane lurched forward while the vertical stabilator was still in contact with the structure. (-23) pilot attempted to taxi under a covered parking hangar with passengers. Tail section of aircraft collided with top of hangar causing substantial damage to tail section.
As the FAA filed it
COLLIDED WITH COVERED HANGAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI BENEATH IT. (.4) DURING TAXI IN NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS TO THE RAMP AREA TO OFFLOAD A PATIENT, THE PILOT DID NOT SEE ANY ROOM TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW DECIDED TO INITIATE A TURN AROUND AND TAXI THROUGH A T-HANGER TO REPOSITION THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO OFFLOADING THE PATIENT. DURING THE TAXI THROUGH THE HANGER AREA, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER COLLIDED WITH THE AWNING OF THE HANGER AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE AIRPLANE'S WHEEL WAS STUCK ON A WHEEL CHOCK SO HE ADDED POWER. THE AIRPLANE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE THE VERTICAL STABILATOR WAS STILL IN CONTACT WITH THE STRUCTURE. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI UNDER A COVERED PARKING HANGAR WITH PASSENGERS. TAIL SECTION OF AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TOP OF HANGAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TAIL SECTION.
NTSB investigation
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