# Incident 20100624038849I: Sikorsky S55D, Bridgeport, WA, June 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2010, 08:00 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0070° N, 119.6725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0070&lon=-119.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N855TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S55B (registry code 8141603, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300-3D (registry code 67134, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-3d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S55D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 10 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100624038849I

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL HOVER CHERRY DRYING, PILOT LET HELICOPTER DRIFT INTO A WIND MACHINE AND ONE BLADE OF THE HELICOPTER HIT THE PROPELLER OF THE WIND MACHINE.  PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED HELICOPTER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  AFTER SHUTDOWN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIP CAP WAS MISSING ON THE ONE IMPACT BLADE.  A SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AND THE SINGLE BLADE REPLACED.

## Other reports on N855TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110725015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110725015669A), Jul 25, 2011: Sikorsky S55B (N855TC), Brewster, WA, Minor damage. Individual was conducting cherry drying (hover oge) when wind gust pushed him towards a power line. Pilot pulled pitch to clear line. RPM bled off. After…

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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