33.4223° N, 111.8226° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 7, 2000 · 19:45 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RMXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N224LF
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C30P
Pilot’s flight hours
5,220 total846 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The aircraft was landing on a city street to transport an accident victim while manuevering the aircraft at a hover the rotor blade struck a speed limit sign. The sign was located where it was hard for the pilot see. The medical person on board that acts as observer did not see the sign or tell the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON A CITY STREET TO TRANSPORT AN ACCIDENT VICTIM WHILE MANUEVERING THE AIRCRAFT AT A HOVER THE ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A SPEED LIMIT SIGN. THE SIGN WAS LOCATED WHERE IT WAS HARD FOR THE PILOT SEE. THE MEDICAL PERSON ON BOARD THAT ACTS AS OBSERVER DID NOT SEE THE SIGN OR TELL THE PILOT.