From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Bht 222, N222MN landed on the ramp at rap/jetstream aviation. Line personnel directed him to move further down the ramp to the east. While following directions from ground personnel, the pilot hover-taxied laterally (left) into a steel boundary marking rod. The tail rotor impacted the rod. The pilot felt a vibration, landed and did a normal touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BHT 222, N222MN LANDED ON THE RAMP AT RAP/JETSTREAM AVIATION. LINE PERSONNEL DIRECTED HIM TO MOVE FURTHER DOWN THE RAMP TO THE EAST. WHILE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS FROM GROUND PERSONNEL, THE PILOT HOVER-TAXIED LATERALLY (LEFT) INTO A STEEL BOUNDARY MARKING ROD. THE TAIL ROTOR IMPACTED THE ROD. THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION, LANDED AND DID A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN.