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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sikorsky SK-76 · New York, NY · June 14, 2017

Date: June 14, 2017 · 22:15 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: West 30th St.
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7TP
Reported as: Sikorsky SK-76
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 in this make and model

N7TPRegistered now · Sikorsky S-76BS/N 760353 · Built 1989 Airframe modelSikorsky S-76B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

N7TP approached helipad eastbound over water and made 180 degree pedal turn to face west prior to touchdown on spot 1. As aircraft decended to touchdown, the tail rotor struck the perimeter fence. This was reported by another helicopter crewmember on spot 2, but N7TP crew did not know any contact had been made and reported feeling nothing abnormal. Aircraft landed normally and shut down. Inspection of aircraft revealed t/r tip damage on all blade ends.

As the FAA filed it

N7TP APPROACHED HELIPAD EASTBOUND OVER WATER AND MADE 180 DEGREE PEDAL TURN TO FACE WEST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON SPOT 1. AS AIRCRAFT DECENDED TO TOUCHDOWN, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE PERIMETER FENCE. THIS WAS REPORTED BY ANOTHER HELICOPTER CREWMEMBER ON SPOT 2, BUT N7TP CREW DID NOT KNOW ANY CONTACT HAD BEEN MADE AND REPORTED FEELING NOTHING ABNORMAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY AND SHUT DOWN. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED T/R TIP DAMAGE ON ALL BLADE ENDS.