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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Siskorsky S76C · Deland, FL · October 4, 2011

Date: October 4, 2011 · 09:00 local
Place: Deland, FL
Airport: Deland Municipal
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Siskorsky S76C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total19,500 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On October 4 2011, I responded to an incident at Deland airport (ded) involving N701UF a challenger ii light sport airplane and pr-pvm a brazilian registered S76C helicopter. Pv-pvm flew in from the north of ded airport, his flight path was between runway 5 and the taxi way which was on his right. N701UF was performing magneto checks on the airports designated run up area, which is located on the taxi way, 100 feet or so from the hold short line of runway 5. As pr-pvm approached the threshold of runway 5, pv-pvm made a right turn away from the runway onto the taxiway and started his decent and transition to a hover taxi. The helicopters prop wash caused a considerable amount of turbulence, which affected N701UF by lifting the left wing off the ground, resulting in the right wing making contact with the ground. N701UF suffered minor damage; the right wing obtained scratches on the leading and trailing edge. The skin of the aircraft was not punctured during the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 4 2011, I RESPONDED TO AN INCIDENT AT DELAND AIRPORT (DED) INVOLVING N701UF A CHALLENGER II LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE AND PR-PVM A BRAZILIAN REGISTERED S76C HELICOPTER. PV-PVM FLEW IN FROM THE NORTH OF DED AIRPORT, HIS FLIGHT PATH WAS BETWEEN RUNWAY 5 AND THE TAXI WAY WHICH WAS ON HIS RIGHT. N701UF WAS PERFORMING MAGNETO CHECKS ON THE AIRPORTS DESIGNATED RUN UP AREA, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE TAXI WAY, 100 FEET OR SO FROM THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF RUNWAY 5. AS PR-PVM APPROACHED THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 5, PV-PVM MADE A RIGHT TURN AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXIWAY AND STARTED HIS DECENT AND TRANSITION TO A HOVER TAXI. THE HELICOPTERS PROP WASH CAUSED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TURBULENCE, WHICH AFFECTED N701UF BY LIFTING THE LEFT WING OFF THE GROUND, RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. N701UF SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE; THE RIGHT WING OBTAINED SCRATCHES ON THE LEADING AND TRAILING EDGE. THE SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PUNCTURED DURING THE INCIDENT.