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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Snias AS350B3 · Carson City, NV · September 9, 2007

Date: September 9, 2007 · 17:00 local
Place: Carson City, NV
Airport: Carson
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N904CF
Reported as: Snias AS350B3
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,886 total907 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On September 9, 2007, at 1700 hours PDT, this air methods, corporation, FAR #135 EMS, helicopter was responding to an automobile accident forty miles east of Carson City, NV. During landing on the highway the tail rotor blade tips struck a triangle plastic reflector snow marker on top of a ten foot stake. The helicopter sustained minor damage (strike tab on one tail rotor blade broken). There were no injuries to the three crew members aboard, no fires, and ELT did not activate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2007, AT 1700 HOURS PDT, THIS AIR METHODS, CORPORATION, FAR #135 EMS, HELICOPTER WAS RESPONDING TO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT FORTY MILES EAST OF CARSON CITY, NV. DURING LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE TIPS STRUCK A TRIANGLE PLASTIC REFLECTOR SNOW MARKER ON TOP OF A TEN FOOT STAKE. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE (STRIKE TAB ON ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE BROKEN). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE THREE CREW MEMBERS ABOARD, NO FIRES, AND ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE.