# Incident 20000106001109I: Skrsky S76A, Galveston, TX, January 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2000, 13:10 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1545K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545K-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,593 total, 4,852 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000106001109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) MADE A VFR APPROACH TO A HELIDECK LOCATED AT HI-344A.  THE APPROACH WAS TERMINATED AT A HOVER ON THE NORTH EDGE OF THE LANDING AREA, AND THE PILOT NOT FLYING, (SIC) STATED, "YOU'RE OVER THE DECK".  THE PILOT FLYING THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  THE CREW FELT THE AIRCRAFT MOVE SLIGHTLY REARWARD AND NOTICED THAT IT THEN QUICKLY SETTLED IN A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LOW POSITION.  THE NON-FLYING PILOT THEN REPORTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD PENETRATED THE SAFETY FENCE AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE MOVED.  THE PIC INSTRUCTED THE SIC TO UNLOAD THE PASSENGERS AND ESCORT THEM BELOW DECK.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN, SECURED TO THE DECK, AND PHI OPERATIONS WAS NOTIFIED.  BOTH PILOTS WERE COUNSELED BY AN FAA OPERATIONS INSPECTOR.  THE COMPANY (PHI) SUSPENDED AND REQUIRED BOTH PILOTS TO UNDERGO REMEDIAL TRAINING IN THE SK-76 AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1545K (2)

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

- [Incident 19950228011059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950228011059I), Feb 28, 1995: Skrsky S76C (N1545K), Venice, LA. Narrative: on short final to a customer's heliport in Venice, Louisiana aircraft N1545K experienced a large torque split which could not be corrected. Just…
- [Incident 19950126006739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950126006739I), Jan 26, 1995: Skrsky S76A (N1545K), New Orleans, LA. Narrative: five minutes after takeoff from the New Orleans airport (msy), at 3,000 feet above ground level, the "baggage smoke detector" light illuminated. The…

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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