20020226004889I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Roanoke, VA · February 26, 2002

Date
February 26, 2002 · 15:40 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
1MIL

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What happened

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(-23) Military helicopter lands runway 33 roa, clears runway near taxiway "d" according to witness statement. ATC instructs helicopter to proceed to helipad, advising army 24353 that helipad is located "30 to 40 degrees to his right". Pilot jones states that as helicopter passed berm, crew chief told him that the helicopter was over parked aircraft. Eleven unoccupied light aircraft tied down in vicinity may have been damaged by rotorwash. Two aircraft received damage that was apparent during exterior inspection. (CE-172, N733EN & BE-95 N9958R). Other aircraft to be inspected by maintenance facility to determine whether or not damage occurred.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MILITARY HELICOPTER LANDS RUNWAY 33 ROA, CLEARS RUNWAY NEAR TAXIWAY "D" ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENT. ATC INSTRUCTS HELICOPTER TO PROCEED TO HELIPAD, ADVISING ARMY 24353 THAT HELIPAD IS LOCATED "30 TO 40 DEGREES TO HIS RIGHT". PILOT JONES STATES THAT AS HELICOPTER PASSED BERM, CREW CHIEF TOLD HIM THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS OVER PARKED AIRCRAFT. ELEVEN UNOCCUPIED LIGHT AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN IN VICINITY MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY ROTORWASH. TWO AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE THAT WAS APPARENT DURING EXTERIOR INSPECTION. (CE-172, N733EN & BE-95 N9958R). OTHER AIRCRAFT TO BE INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT DAMAGE OCCURRED.