What happened
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(-23) On January 5, 2002, at approximately 2130 daylight savings time, N2135Y received minor damage after a power loss occurred. Pitch pull on the autorotation was high, resulting in a hard landing. There was minor damage to the skid gear, a main rotor blade and a tail rotor blade. N2135Y is a Bell 206 L-1 helicopter registered to houston helicopters and operated by halo flight of corpus christi, Texas. The ATP rated pilot, paramedic and nurse were not injured. The patient was not further injured. VMC conditions prevailed. The pilot was flight following through the company dispatcher for the 14 CFR part 135 flight. The engine manufacturer has conducted a tear down and fuel has been sent for analysis. Those reports have not been completed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 5, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, N2135Y RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER A POWER LOSS OCCURRED. PITCH PULL ON THE AUTOROTATION WAS HIGH, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKID GEAR, A MAIN ROTOR BLADE AND A TAIL ROTOR BLADE. N2135Y IS A BELL 206 L-1 HELICOPTER REGISTERED TO HOUSTON HELICOPTERS AND OPERATED BY HALO FLIGHT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THE ATP RATED PILOT, PARAMEDIC AND NURSE WERE NOT INJURED. THE PATIENT WAS NOT FURTHER INJURED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT WAS FLIGHT FOLLOWING THROUGH THE COMPANY DISPATCHER FOR THE 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT. THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER HAS CONDUCTED A TEAR DOWN AND FUEL HAS BEEN SENT FOR ANALYSIS. THOSE REPORTS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
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