# Incident 20050809029319I: Bell 206B, August 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2005, 10:15 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YTRA
- Aircraft: N3187D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,751 total, 838 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050809029319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED SS 207 AT 1510Z ENROUTE TO SS 129. UPON ARRIVAL PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO THE RAISED OFFSHORE PLATFORM WITH HIS REPORTEDLY STATED INTENTION OF AN APPROACH TO THE DECK INSTEAD OF TO A HOVER. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION AND AFTER SHUTDOWN DISCOVERED THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES HAD MADE CONTACT WITH A 'SAFETY FENCE' WHICH SURROUNDS THE HELIDECK. DAMAGE REPORTED TO BE TO THE TAILROTOR TIPS, MINOR DAMAGE TO HORIZONTAL AND LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZERS.

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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