# Incident 20130319006729I: Bell 407, Gulf Of Mexico, March 19, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2013, 14:03 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YTRA
- Aircraft: N408RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408RL-2018-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,693 total, 120 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130319006729I

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPROACHING AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM FOR LANDING, THE LOWER PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL STABILIZER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIPE STICKING ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE PLATFORM.

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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