# Incident 20031117035669I: Skrsky S76B, Orangetown, NY, November 17, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2003, 09:07 local time
- Place: Orangetown, NY
- Airport: Ibm Customer Exec Ed Ctr Helip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0527° N, 73.9475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Orangetown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0527&lon=-73.9475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101RX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031117035669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER MADE A STEEP APPROACH TO LANDING PAD AND DRIFTED RIGHT ONTO WET GRASS AND DEEP MUD AREA, CAUSING A TAIL STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL GEAR DOOR.

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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