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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sikorsky S-76 · Boothville, LA · April 6, 2012

Date: April 6, 2012 · 07:20 local
Place: Boothville, LA
Airport: Boothville
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N792P
Reported as: Sikorsky S-76
Reported engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N792PRegistration cancelled May 16, 2013 · Sikorsky S-76S/N 760193 · Built 1981 Airframe modelSikorsky S-76 Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crew was performing a post-maintenance check flight after the replacement of the number one verticial gyro. After lifting to a hover the autopilot caused the helicopter to experience pitch and roll occilations which lead to a radio antenna strike on the helipad. Crew regained control and landed on the helipad without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

CREW WAS PERFORMING A POST-MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NUMBER ONE VERTICIAL GYRO. AFTER LIFTING TO A HOVER THE AUTOPILOT CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO EXPERIENCE PITCH AND ROLL OCCILATIONS WHICH LEAD TO A RADIO ANTENNA STRIKE ON THE HELIPAD. CREW REGAINED CONTROL AND LANDED ON THE HELIPAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N792P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20090324005749ILanding · Gulfofmexico, US(-23) At approximately 11:35 local on March 24, 2008, N792P, a SK-76A++ helicopter landed hard on ST-308, a helideck located in the gulf of Mexico. During the last phase of flight and at approximately 10 ft in altitude above the landing surface and as the…Mar 24, 2009 · Minor damage