What happened
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(-23) IEA09199900014 --- on September 11, 1999 the pilot was making her normal rounds providing transportation for the pittston coal personnel. These flights brought her to several mine and barge sites within west Virginia. At approx. 1530 hrs., while making a landing approach to Boomer, WV, the pilot thought she felt something in the tail rotor pedals. The aircraft seemed fine. She made a normal landing, shut down the aircraft and exited. While closing the door she saw the damage to the vertical fin. Investigation found that an object hit the lower part of the vertical fin. Still the exact cause could not be determined. Submission of this report closes this case.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IEA09199900014 --- ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 THE PILOT WAS MAKING HER NORMAL ROUNDS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PITTSTON COAL PERSONNEL. THESE FLIGHTS BROUGHT HER TO SEVERAL MINE AND BARGE SITES WITHIN WEST VIRGINIA. AT APPROX. 1530 HRS., WHILE MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO BOOMER, WV, THE PILOT THOUGHT SHE FELT SOMETHING IN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED FINE. SHE MADE A NORMAL LANDING, SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED. WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR SHE SAW THE DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT AN OBJECT HIT THE LOWER PART OF THE VERTICAL FIN. STILL THE EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS CASE.
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