# Incident 20051212031319I: Bell 206L3, Temple, TX, December 12, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2005
- Place: Temple, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 31.0982° N, 97.3428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temple, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0982&lon=-97.3428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,651 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051212031319I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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