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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Minneapolis, MN · January 23, 2008

Date: January 23, 2008 · 23:00 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Flying Cloud
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CYQA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25FT
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,850 total940 in this make and model233 in the last 90 days

N25FTRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7754038 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N25FT arrived at the ramp of executive service at Flying Cloud Airport MN at approx 2255HR date 01/23/08. Upon departure, approx 2310HR date 01/23/08, as the aircraft was pulling out of its parking spot #2 on the executive ramp, it ran into an unoccupied helicopter platform belonging to air methods inc, an emergency helicopter service. The platform was on the executive ramp (an uncontrolled area). The area was well lit from flood lights mounted on executive's hangar. The helicopter platform has reflective tape on its corners. Its dimensions are 16'L x 14'W x 19"h. damage to the aircraft was rt propeller and rt gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N25FT ARRIVED AT THE RAMP OF EXECUTIVE SERVICE AT FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT MN AT APPROX 2255HR DATE 01/23/08. UPON DEPARTURE, APPROX 2310HR DATE 01/23/08, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING OUT OF ITS PARKING SPOT #2 ON THE EXECUTIVE RAMP, IT RAN INTO AN UNOCCUPIED HELICOPTER PLATFORM BELONGING TO AIR METHODS INC, AN EMERGENCY HELICOPTER SERVICE. THE PLATFORM WAS ON THE EXECUTIVE RAMP (AN UNCONTROLLED AREA). THE AREA WAS WELL LIT FROM FLOOD LIGHTS MOUNTED ON EXECUTIVE'S HANGAR. THE HELICOPTER PLATFORM HAS REFLECTIVE TAPE ON ITS CORNERS. ITS DIMENSIONS ARE 16'L X 14'W X 19"H. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS RT PROPELLER AND RT GEAR.