# Incident 20170614013289I: Sikorsky SK-76, New York, NY, June 14, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2017, 22:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: West 30th St.
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7549° N, 74.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST 30TH ST (JRA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7549&lon=-74.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76B (registry code 8143007, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6 series (registry code 52033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY SK-76
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170614013289I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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