# Incident 20120811022629I: Bell 407, Jenkins, KY, August 11, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Jenkins, KY
- Airport: Jenkins Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 37.1766° N, 82.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jenkins, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1766&lon=-82.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513MT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811022629I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR WAS FOUND DAMAGED DURING A PREFLIGHT ON 08/11/2012. THE LOUISVILLE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE OPERATOR. INSPECTORS FROM THE FSDO WENT TO THE JENKINS, KY HELIPORT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT APARENTLY SOMETHING STRUCK THE BLADE WHILE IT WAS ROTATING, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAS PICKED UP FROM THE GROUND OR POSSIBILILY IN FLIGHT WHILE IT WAS ROTATING. PILOTS WERE UNAWARE WHEN IT OCCURED. IT WAS FOUND ON THE NEXT MORNING PREFLIGHT.  THEY REVIEWED THEIR FLIGHT THE PREVIOUS DAY AND WENT BACK TO THE LANDING PICK UP SITE. THEY WALKED ALL AROUND LOOKING FOR ANY TYPE OF OBJECT OR OBSTRUCTION AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY EVIDENCE.  THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS REPLACED AND ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED 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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