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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206-L4 · Lawrenceville, GA · August 10, 2007

Date: August 10, 2007 · 09:30 local
Place: Lawrenceville, GA
Airport: Gwinnett County - Briscoe Fiel
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: H11A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23HX
Reported as: Bell 206L4
Reported engine: Allison 250C30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,510 total370 in this make and model198 in the last 90 days

N23HXRegistered now · Bell 206-L4S/N 52349 · Built 2007 Airframe modelBell 206-L4 Engine modelAllison 250-C30PTurbo-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) During landing on the platform the pilot looked out the door to line up the skids longways on the platform. When the skids contacted the platform the rear cross tube was not fully on the platform and the helicopter tipped backwards and came to rest on the heels of the skids with the toes of the front portion still on the platform. When the helicopter tipped rearwards with the skids halfway on the platform and the ground on the rear it caused the m/r blades to contact the wire strike kit causing damage to the lower side of the blades. The pilot reported 5 to 10 mph gusting winds and crosswinds at the time of the incident. Also the pilot called the lzu tower and confirmed the winds at 10:15 am local time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING ON THE PLATFORM THE PILOT LOOKED OUT THE DOOR TO LINE UP THE SKIDS LONGWAYS ON THE PLATFORM. WHEN THE SKIDS CONTACTED THE PLATFORM THE REAR CROSS TUBE WAS NOT FULLY ON THE PLATFORM AND THE HELICOPTER TIPPED BACKWARDS AND CAME TO REST ON THE HEELS OF THE SKIDS WITH THE TOES OF THE FRONT PORTION STILL ON THE PLATFORM. WHEN THE HELICOPTER TIPPED REARWARDS WITH THE SKIDS HALFWAY ON THE PLATFORM AND THE GROUND ON THE REAR IT CAUSED THE M/R BLADES TO CONTACT THE WIRE STRIKE KIT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SIDE OF THE BLADES. THE PILOT REPORTED 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING WINDS AND CROSSWINDS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ALSO THE PILOT CALLED THE LZU TOWER AND CONFIRMED THE WINDS AT 10:15 AM LOCAL TIME.