From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 1-28-2012 the EC-130 aircraft landed at a company unimproved landing site at the base of the Grand Canyon. When the helicopter touched down on the sloped area the aircraft pivoted rearward and the pilot over corrected pivoting the aircraft forward. The lower nose section of the helicopter touched the embankment which caused minor damage to the pitot tube housing.
As the FAA filed it
ON 1-28-2012 THE EC-130 AIRCRAFT LANDED AT A COMPANY UNIMPROVED LANDING SITE AT THE BASE OF THE GRAND CANYON. WHEN THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SLOPED AREA THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED REARWARD AND THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED PIVOTING THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD. THE LOWER NOSE SECTION OF THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED THE EMBANKMENT WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PITOT TUBE HOUSING.
Other reports on N155GC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.