# Incident 20170804016889I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2+, Lubbock, TX, August 4, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2017, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ (registry code 5620030, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-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: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2+
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 203 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170804016889I

## Narrative

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

AT 1530 LCL; N459MT, AN EC-135 HELICOPTER WAS REPOSITIONING ON THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HELIPAD (TA79) AND HAD A TAIL STRIKE ON THE TAIL BUMPER OF THE FENESTRON STRIKING THE TOP RAIL OF THE 4 FOOT HIGH CHAIN LINK PERIMETER SECURITY FENCE.  THE SOLO PILOT HAD LANDED BEHIND ANOTHER HELICOPTER ON THE HELIPAD AND WAS REPOSITIONING FOR SHUTDOWN TO AWAIT CREW AND EQUIPMENT LOADING.  THE DAMAGED TAIL BUMPER WAS REMOVED FROM THE HELICOPTER AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OBSERVED ON THE FENESTRON.  A MARK WAS VISIBLE ON THE TOP RAIL OF THE CHAIN LINK PERIMETER FENCE.  THE OPERATOR WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND MAKE REPAIRS AS REQUIRED.

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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