# Incident 20100322036039I: Sikorsky S-92A, Galliano, LA, March 22, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2010, 06:20 local time
- Place: Galliano, LA
- Airport: Galliano Bristow Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.4122° N, 90.2944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4122&lon=-90.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N921AL-2010-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-92A (registry code 8141832, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-92a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-8A (registry code 30136, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-92A
- Reported engine: GE CT7-8A
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,388 total, 520 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100322036039I

## Narrative

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

N921AL DEPARTED 2LS0 AT 0602 IN ROUTE TO WR206 TO EXCHANGE PASSENGERS.  AFTER LANDING A PASSENGER UNLOAD AND LOAD WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT SHUTDOWN.  THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL FOR THE RETURN TO 2LS0 WITH A SAFE LANDING AT 0850.  A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT AN APU ACCESS DOOR/PANEL LOCATED HORIZONTALLY ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED DURING THE FLIGHT.  IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR/PANEL HAD MADE CONTACT WITH A MAIN ROTOR BLADE, THE TAIL BOOM, AND A TAIL ROTOR BLADE.

## 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 CEN10IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA169), Mar 22, 2010: Sikorsky S-92A (N921AL), Galliano, LA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: An unsecured access door, which departed the helicopter and damaged a main rotor blade and a tail rotor blade. Contributing to the incident was the helicopter's color scheme, which made visual…

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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