# Incident 20170519005069I: Eurocpter ECD-EC135, Van Nuys, CA, May 19, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2017, 14:22 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JBZA
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135 P2+ (registry code 5620010, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-deutschland-ec135-p2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2 (registry code 52288, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCPTER ECD-EC135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170519005069I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED ON THE LANDING PAD FOR TOW INTO THE HANGAR.  DURING THIS REPOSITION, THE TAIL STRUCK THE TUG THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE LANDING PAD FOR TOWING.  THE CONTACT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR COWLING.

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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