# Incident 20180128003219I: Airbus EC130 T2, Memphis, TN, January 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 35.1369° N, 90.0250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1369&lon=-90.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N894GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N894GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 (registry code 1145302, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-ec-130-t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS EC130 T2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18IA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180128003219I

## Narrative

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

N894GT, AN EC-130 T2 AIRBUS HELICOPTER LANDED ON MEDICAL HELIPAD ON TOP OF HOSPITAL WITH FOUR POB'S IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TO DROP OFF A PATIENT. AFTER LANDING, PILOT ROLLED THROTTLE TO FLIGHT IDOL WITHOUT LOCKING DOWN THE COLLECTIVE STICK (PILOT FOLLOWED AIR EVAC CHECKLIST SEQUENCE) AND REMOVED HAND. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO LIFT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FEET AND THE PILOT GRABBED CONTROL AND ABRUPLY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE STICK CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SUFFER A HARD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA18IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18IA078), Jan 28, 2018: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 (N894GT), Memphis, TN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to lock the collective pitch control after landing, and the mechanic’s failure to properly balance the collective pitch control after converting the helicopter to a single-pilot…

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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