# Incident 20050217006669I: Scwzer 269D, West Palm Beach, FL, February 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2005, 17:20 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357PD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269D (registry code 8059501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series (registry code 54584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-20-30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER 269D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050217006669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2/17/05 MARINE HELICOPTER, CH-53E, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT THE WEST PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT THE P.B. SHERIFF RAMP. THE HELICOPTER FLEW OVER SHERIFF HELICOPTER N357PD AT APPROXIMATELY 50-75 FEET. THE ROTOR DOWNWASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE P.B. SHERIFF HELICOPTER, DAMAGE TO ROTORHEAD, BLADES ETC. THIS REPORT IS BEING COPIED TO THE MILITARY LAISON IN ATLANTA, GA. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

## Other reports on N357PD (1)

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

- [Incident 20030708015359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030708015359I), Jul 8, 2003: Scwzer 269D (N357PD), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 7/08/03 at 17:00 hours, the West Palm Beach police department responded to a police call from the police ramp. As the helicopter departed northbound…

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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