20050125001529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skrsky S-76 · Cameron, LA · January 25, 2005

Date: January 25, 2005 · 07:30 local
Place: Cameron, LA
Airport: A B Dock Services Heliport
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: YHHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N90421
Reported as: Skrsky S76
Reported engine: Allison 250C30
People aboard: 12
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total1,318 in this make and model89 in the last 90 days

N90421Registration cancelled Nov 1, 2006 · Sikorsky S-76S/N 760039 · Built 1979 Airframe modelSikorsky S-76 Engine modelAllison 250-C30 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) At approximately 0730, N90421, a SK-76A with 10 passengers and a crew of 2 were due to depart Cameron, LA. To an offshore platform (HI-296). Pilots were torque setting the engines prior to take-off. Condensation had formed on the pilots windshield obscuring their visibility. The pilots did not realize that the aircraft was starting to hover, and was drifting to the right. The SK-76A right main tire contacted a main rotor blade of a parked bell 407, (N417HH) sitting on the pad next to the SK-76A. The parked aircraft belonged to the same company. The pilots moved the SK-76A to the FAR left and landed, shut down the aircraft, and unloaded the passengers from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0730, N90421, A SK-76A WITH 10 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF 2 WERE DUE TO DEPART CAMERON, LA. TO AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM (HI-296). PILOTS WERE TORQUE SETTING THE ENGINES PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. CONDENSATION HAD FORMED ON THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD OBSCURING THEIR VISIBILITY. THE PILOTS DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTING TO HOVER, AND WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE SK-76A RIGHT MAIN TIRE CONTACTED A MAIN ROTOR BLADE OF A PARKED BELL 407, (N417HH) SITTING ON THE PAD NEXT TO THE SK-76A. THE PARKED AIRCRAFT BELONGED TO THE SAME COMPANY. THE PILOTS MOVED THE SK-76A TO THE FAR LEFT AND LANDED, SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, AND UNLOADED THE PASSENGERS FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N90421 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050906020739ANormal Cruise · Sabine Pass, TX(-23) On September 6, 2005, a Sikorsky sk 76-A, N90421, departed on a flight from the bob keller located at N28.04- W94.22 in the gulf of mexico-high island A-346 to Sabine Pass (TA12), TX, at approximately 15:45, with 10 passengers and 2 flight crew members.…Sep 6, 2005 · Destroyed Incident 19881116066229IForced/Precautionary Landing · Leesville, LALanded on deck. Ship rolled and helicopter slid. Took off. Engine malfunctioned. Forced landing on water.Nov 16, 1988