# Incident 20020226004889I: Roanoke, VA, February 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2002, 15:40 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: 1MIL (not matched to a registry record)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020226004889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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