# Incident 20101109050739I: American Eu AS350B2, Peach Springs, AZ, November 9, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.9861° N, 113.8169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND CANYON WEST (1G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9861&lon=-113.8169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N892PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N892PA-2019-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (registry code 1145000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EU AS350B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 388 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101109050739I

## Narrative

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

ON 11-9-2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 LOCAL PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING UPON THE RAMADA HELIPADS LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE GRAND CANYON ADJACENT TO THE GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT. UPON COMING TO A HOVER OVER THE LANDING AREA, PIC MANEUVERED THE HELICOPTER IN ORDER TO LAND SLIGHTLY ALONG THE RIVER SIDE. WHILE HOVER/MANEUVERING, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TAILROTOR STRIKE WITH A CACTUS BUSH. PIC SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, PERFORMED A SHUT DOWN AND EXAMINED THE TAILROTOR FOR DAMAGE. PIC STATED THAT SHE ONLY NOTICED SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE BLADES. PIC THEN STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FLEW IT BACK TO LAS VEGAS. AT NO TIME DID THE PIC NOTICE ANY VIBRATION OR RESISTANCE ON THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS.

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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