# Incident 20170605015799I: Bell Helicopter BHT-212, Little Diomede, AK, June 5, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Little Diomede, AK
- Airport: Diomede Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P3TA
- Location: 65.7584° N, 168.9537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Diomede Heliport (DM2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.7584&lon=-168.9537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212PA-2019-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3B (registry code 51522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6t-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER BHT-212
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170605015799I

## Narrative

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

OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON MONDAY 6/5/2017, PIC STATED ON SHORT FINAL LANDING AT LITTLE DIOMEDE HELIPORT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SMALL WHISTLE SOUND AT FIRST AND THEN JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN A SLIGHT VIBRATION. CREW DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN AND INSPECT FOR NOISE/VIB. UPON SHUT DOWN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT APPROX. 3X8 SECTION OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE SKIN HAD DELAMINATED. SOULS ON BOARD AT TIME OF LANDING PIC, MECHANIC PLUS 7 PASSENGERS. BELL ENGINEER HAS SENT TEMP REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH REPAIR FOR FERRY FLIGHT BACK TO NOME.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.