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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L1 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · September 18, 1998

Date: September 18, 1998 · 13:45 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2125M
Reported as: Bell 206L1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,996 total24 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-5)The pilot was assigned a flight to pick up three passengers from SM-273 (gom). The reported clearance was reported as being 30 feet and after two recon passes, the pilot landed hard on the deck and, unknown to the pilot, apparently had a main rotor blade strike with the platform's laid down derrick. The pilot departed with his passengers and upon arrival and shutdown, noticed the deformation of the main rotor blade tips in the swept portion of the tip area.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)THE PILOT WAS ASSIGNED A FLIGHT TO PICK UP THREE PASSENGERS FROM SM-273 (GOM). THE REPORTED CLEARANCE WAS REPORTED AS BEING 30 FEET AND AFTER TWO RECON PASSES, THE PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE DECK AND, UNKNOWN TO THE PILOT, APPARENTLY HAD A MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKE WITH THE PLATFORM'S LAID DOWN DERRICK. THE PILOT DEPARTED WITH HIS PASSENGERS AND UPON ARRIVAL AND SHUTDOWN, NOTICED THE DEFORMATION OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIPS IN THE SWEPT PORTION OF THE TIP AREA.