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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Agusta A109E · Lewes, DE · June 5, 2013

Date
June 5, 2013 · 10:40 local
Place
Lewes, DE
Airport
Beebe Medical Center
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
K97A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N103H
Reported as
Agusta A109E
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

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What happened

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

On June 5, 2013, at 2248 local time, an Agusta 109E, operated by keystone med-flight LLC, 189A twin county road, morgantown, pa 19543, conducted a CFR 14 part 91 flight to the secondary heliport at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, Delaware. The primary heliport was occupied by another keystone med-flight helicopter. During the landing at the secondary (ground-level) heliport, the aircraft's tail rotor struck the top of a 36 inch high, 2 inch diameter pipe that was supporting a perimeter safety chain.

The aircraft's tail rotor sustained minor damage. There were no passengers or injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 5, 2013, AT 2248 LOCAL TIME, AN AGUSTA 109E, OPERATED BY KEYSTONE MED-FLIGHT LLC, 189A TWIN COUNTY ROAD, MORGANTOWN, PA 19543, CONDUCTED A CFR 14 PART 91 FLIGHT TO THE SECONDARY HELIPORT AT BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER, LEWES, DELAWARE. THE PRIMARY HELIPORT WAS OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER KEYSTONE MED-FLIGHT HELICOPTER. DURING THE LANDING AT THE SECONDARY (GROUND-LEVEL) HELIPORT, THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE TOP OF A 36 INCH HIGH, 2 INCH DIAMETER PIPE THAT WAS SUPPORTING A PERIMETER SAFETY CHAIN.

THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL ROTOR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS OR INJURIES.