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) On 12-04-2004 a Cessna, C-182 struck a mobile helicopter landing pad while taxiing. The pad stands approximately 10 inches off the ground. The pad had been left on the ramp by northeast helicopter, after a bell 206 had taken off. The pilot of the C-182 works for Connecticut parachutists inc. and is also based at this airport. privacy data omitted The ramp area at this airport is small, and a policy needs to be implemented to move this helicopter platform when not in use, or to put flags or warning cones on top of, or around this platform when not in use.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12-04-2004 A CESSNA, C-182 STRUCK A MOBILE HELICOPTER LANDING PAD WHILE TAXIING. THE PAD STANDS APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES OFF THE GROUND. THE PAD HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE RAMP BY NORTHEAST HELICOPTER, AFTER A BELL 206 HAD TAKEN OFF. THE PILOT OF THE C-182 WORKS FOR CONNECTICUT PARACHUTISTS INC. AND IS ALSO BASED AT THIS AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE RAMP AREA AT THIS AIRPORT IS SMALL, AND A POLICY NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO MOVE THIS HELICOPTER PLATFORM WHEN NOT IN USE, OR TO PUT FLAGS OR WARNING CONES ON TOP OF, OR AROUND THIS PLATFORM WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other reports on N6193B · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.