20010729023669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-1 · Stgeorge, UT · July 29, 2001

Date: July 29, 2001 · 10:45 local
Place: Stgeorge, UT
Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: PG9A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N177PA
Reported as: Bell 206L1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total1,050 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N177PARegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2012 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45194 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot watered landing area with bambi bucket prior to landing. Pilot then proceeded to position bucket & land for fuel. Upon landing he noticed a manzanita bush in vicinity of the tail rotor. After landing he was concerned that there was not enough room for the fuel truck. He then re-positioned the a/c and contacted the bush with the tail rotor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WATERED LANDING AREA WITH BAMBI BUCKET PRIOR TO LANDING. PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO POSITION BUCKET & LAND FOR FUEL. UPON LANDING HE NOTICED A MANZANITA BUSH IN VICINITY OF THE TAIL ROTOR. AFTER LANDING HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE FUEL TRUCK. HE THEN RE-POSITIONED THE A/C AND CONTACTED THE BUSH WITH THE TAIL ROTOR.

Other reports on N177PA · 1

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

Accident 20091123022279ATakeoff · Red Butte, AZUpon completion of 1.4 hours of FAR part 133 external load training, Bell 206 L-1, N177PA, landed on a level dry dirt surface. The flight controls were centered/neutralized and collective and cyclic friction was applied. Both pilots exited the aircraft and…Nov 23, 2009 · Destroyed