# Accident 20100930048599A: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, AZ, September 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2010, 17:30 local time
- Place: AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M7KA
- Location: 35.9664° N, 113.7614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9664&lon=-113.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N822MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (registry code 8680989, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 (registry code 60056, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,580 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100930048599A

## Narrative

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

IN SUPPORT OF THE HUALAPAI INDIAN NATION AND WHILE IN A HOVER WAITING FOR ANOTHER HELICOPTER TO DEPART THE "SWAMP LANDING AREA" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WEST END OF THE GRAND CANYON, N822HM MANUVERED TOO CLOSE TO A CANVAS UMBRELLA PROVIDING SHADE FOR PICKNIC TABLES.  THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT PEDAL TURN WITHOUT ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE UMBRELLA AND FENESTRON OF THE HELICOPTER.  THE CANVAS FABRIC OF THE UMBRELLA WAS INJESTED INTO THE FENESTRON ASSEMBLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENESTRON SHROUD, BLADES, STATORS, AND ANTI-TOURQE DRIVE SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE REAR SKID ATTACHMENT POINT BULKHEAD.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS AND SHUT DOWN.

## 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 WPR10LA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA481), Oct 1, 2010: Eurocopter EC130 (N822MH), Meadview, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction with another departing helicopter while maneuvering in a hover for departure, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance between the tail rotor and an umbrella.

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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