20010806021929I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp SA365N1 · Scranton, PA · August 6, 2001

Date: August 6, 2001 · 19:47 local
Place: Scranton, PA
Airport: Community Med Center Heliport
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: OLJA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N65CW
Reported as: Aerosp SA365N1
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total3,600 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) During landing at helipad, as ground contact with helipad occurred, helipad, access panel broke causing landing gear to momentarily descend slightly below helipad causing pilot to take corrective action. Pilot avoided any further damage to aricraft and crew. After shut, logging maintenance discrepancy, and contact with director of maintenance, aircraft was flown withopen write-up to hershey medical center-main base for maintenance action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING AT HELIPAD, AS GROUND CONTACT WITH HELIPAD OCCURRED, HELIPAD, ACCESS PANEL BROKE CAUSING LANDING GEAR TO MOMENTARILY DESCEND SLIGHTLY BELOW HELIPAD CAUSING PILOT TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. PILOT AVOIDED ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO ARICRAFT AND CREW. AFTER SHUT, LOGGING MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY, AND CONTACT WITH DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN WITHOPEN WRITE-UP TO HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER-MAIN BASE FOR MAINTENANCE ACTION.