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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L3 · Temple, TX · December 12, 2005

Date: December 12, 2005
Place: Temple, TX
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EVCA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N792CA
Reported as: Bell 206L3
Reported engine: Allison 250C30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,651 total2,400 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Air ambulance helicopter was landing at a hospital pad with the pilot as sole occupant to recover the medical crew at the hospital. During landing the helicopter's tail rotor struck a 6' high fence and contact made several small holes in the fuselage of the helicopter and minimal damage to the fence with no injuries or other damage reported. There was a second helicopter running on the same large pad when this helicopter made its approach and landing to the pad striking the tail rotor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER WAS LANDING AT A HOSPITAL PAD WITH THE PILOT AS SOLE OCCUPANT TO RECOVER THE MEDICAL CREW AT THE HOSPITAL. DURING LANDING THE HELICOPTER'S TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A 6' HIGH FENCE AND CONTACT MADE SEVERAL SMALL HOLES IN THE FUSELAGE OF THE HELICOPTER AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE FENCE WITH NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED. THERE WAS A SECOND HELICOPTER RUNNING ON THE SAME LARGE PAD WHEN THIS HELICOPTER MADE ITS APPROACH AND LANDING TO THE PAD STRIKING THE TAIL ROTOR.