# Incident 20110712013469I: Sikorsky S-76B, Bedminster, NJ, July 12, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bedminster, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6260° N, 74.6700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOMERSET (SMQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6260&lon=-74.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20NJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110712013469I

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND CO-PILOT REPORTEDLY WERE REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM FUEL FACILITY TO HANGER AREA. PILOT REPORTED MOMENTARILY LOSING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF ROTOR TIPS WHILE ATTENDING TO A COCKPIT DISTRACTION. ROTOR TIPS CONTACTED THE HANGER AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR ENDCAPS. NO LOSS OF RPM OR BLADE STOPPAGE WAS REPORTED. CHIEF MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED ALL POST INCIDENT INSPECTIONS WERE BEING PERFORMED IAW THE MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE MANUALS. ROTOR BLADES TO BE REPLACED AND REPAIRED/INSPECTED PRIOR TO RETURN TO SERVICE.

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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