20031021026289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell UH-1B · Chalmette, LA · October 21, 2003

Date: October 21, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place: Chalmette, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator: HDCL
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N204GP
Reported as: Bell UH1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N204GPRegistered now · Bell-Colonial UH-1BS/N 64-14073 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBell-Colonial UH-1B Engine modelLycoming T-53 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft had performed 3 pole lifts and was landing for fuel when the back heals of the helicopters skids hit the ground, the aircraft experienced a vertical vibration, pilot removed the aircraft from the fueling area and performed an emergency landing and slid the aircraft to a stop on the Chalmette levee. No injuries and minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD PERFORMED 3 POLE LIFTS AND WAS LANDING FOR FUEL WHEN THE BACK HEALS OF THE HELICOPTERS SKIDS HIT THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A VERTICAL VIBRATION, PILOT REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FUELING AREA AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND SLID THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE CHALMETTE LEVEE. NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.