# Incident 20040912021649I: Snias AS350B2, Grand Canyon, AZ, September 12, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2004, 17:45 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QKLL
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31AS-2006-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680813, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040912021649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING, DURING A MEDEVAC OPERATION AT GRANITE RAPID ON THE COLORADO RIVER (IN THE NATIONAL PARK), THE MAIN ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH A TAMARISK BUSH, CLIPPING OFF THREE (3) BRANCHES, LESS THAN 1/4 INCH IN DIAMETER AT APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES FROM THE TOP. THE ROTOR BLADES WERE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE BY THE AIRCREW WITH NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE, AT WHICH TIME THE ROTOR SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED IAW WORK CARD 05.53.00.603, WHICH INCLUDES REFERENCE TO WORK CARD 62.10.20.601 THAT SATISFIES THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOLLOWING A MAIN ROTOR IMPACT INCIDENT WITH A SMALL BUSH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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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