# Incident 20080322013259I: Aerosp AS355F1, New York, NY, March 22, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2008, 10:50 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Port Authority-West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHIA
- Location: 40.7575° N, 74.0125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7575&lon=-74.0125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406LH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08IA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080322013259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 22, 2008, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC OF A SIGHTSEEING AIR TOUR FLIGHT WITH FOUR PEOPLE ABOARD. N406LH WAS POSITIONED AT SPOT 7 AND N456AE AT SPOT 6 OF THE WEST 30 STREET HELIPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LIFTED TO A HOVER, AND PROCEEDED WITH A LEFT PEDAL TURN AT WHICH TIME THE TAIL STINGER OF THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE MAIN ROTOR OF N456AE, ALSO TURNING ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMMEDIATELY POSITIONED THE HELICOPTER BACK TO THE GROUND. BOTH HELICOPTERS SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS OR FOUR PASSENGERS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC08IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08IA145), Mar 22, 2008: Aerospatiale AS355F1 (N406LH), New York, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the other helicopter due to his focus on the engine instruments during the initial departure. Contributing to…

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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