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.
The helicopter was in a hover at night when the pilot noticed the helicopter in a slow rearward drift. When the pilot started to adjust for the drift the tail cowling panel hit the hangar door causing damage to the rear navigation light and minor damage to the hangar door. The pilot landed and shut the helicopter down.
Reviewed by dws 07/28/2014
As the FAA filed it
THE HELICOPTER WAS IN A HOVER AT NIGHT WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THE HELICOPTER IN A SLOW REARWARD DRIFT. WHEN THE PILOT STARTED TO ADJUST FOR THE DRIFT THE TAIL COWLING PANEL HIT THE HANGAR DOOR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR NAVIGATION LIGHT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HANGAR DOOR. THE PILOT LANDED AND SHUT THE HELICOPTER DOWN.
REVIEWED BY DWS 07/28/2014
Other reports on N520CF · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.