# Incident 19980711027499I: Hiller OH-23B, Friendswood, TX, July 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Clover
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23B (registry code 4360109, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23b) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,930 total, 40 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980711027499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOLO TOUCHDOWN AUTORATIONS AND HIT HARD ON TAIL STINGER. TAIL STINGER BENT AND ALLOWED IMPACT DAMAGE TO ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE, INCLUDING THE LOSS OF THE END CAP ON THAT TAIL ROTOR BLADE. THE PILOT PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP TO A HOVER AND THE OUT OF BALANCE VIBRATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TAILROTOR GEARBOX MOUNTING FLANGE. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED AN IMMEDIATE HOVERING AUTORATION TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT. THE SKIN ON THE AFT END OF THE TAIL BOOM WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE RECOVERY CREW IMPROPERLY USED A ROPE WRAPPED AROUND THE END OF THE TAIL BOOM TO MANUEVER THE HELICOPTER ONTO A RECOVERY TRAILER. ATP PILOT WITH PRIVATE PILOT PRIVILAGES IN HELICOPTER. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A COMMERCIAL PILOT HELICOPTER CHECK RIDE ON THE NEXT DAY.

## Other reports on N6055 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730413042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730413042699A), Apr 13, 1973: Hiller UH12C (N6055), Gothenburg, Substantial damage. 1St flt aft transport & maint. Lost RPM in 30FT hover,lndd in river. Reported by swedish govt.

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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