What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flying pilot at the time of approach, hover taxi and accident was privacy data omitted in the left crew seat. The non-flying pilot was privacy data omitted in the right crew seat. The helicopter N552J approached the west 30th heliport from the west to the east at the south finger pier. From the south finger pier, the helicopter hover taxied forward eastbound. The helicopter then did a left pedal turn northbound to hover taxi along the ground taxi line. The helicopter then stopped abeam spot two over the ground taxi line. The helicopter then did a left pivot turn facing west towards the hudson river. After facing west the helicopter N552J’S tail rotor then impacted the perimeter fence behind the helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLYING PILOT AT THE TIME OF APPROACH, HOVER TAXI AND ACCIDENT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE LEFT CREW SEAT. THE NON-FLYING PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE RIGHT CREW SEAT. THE HELICOPTER N552J APPROACHED THE WEST 30TH HELIPORT FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST AT THE SOUTH FINGER PIER. FROM THE SOUTH FINGER PIER, THE HELICOPTER HOVER TAXIED FORWARD EASTBOUND. THE HELICOPTER THEN DID A LEFT PEDAL TURN NORTHBOUND TO HOVER TAXI ALONG THE GROUND TAXI LINE. THE HELICOPTER THEN STOPPED ABEAM SPOT TWO OVER THE GROUND TAXI LINE. THE HELICOPTER THEN DID A LEFT PIVOT TURN FACING WEST TOWARDS THE HUDSON RIVER. AFTER FACING WEST THE HELICOPTER N552J’S TAIL ROTOR THEN IMPACTED THE PERIMETER FENCE BEHIND THE HELICOPTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.