# Accident 20180218002719A: Sikorsky S-76C, New Iberia, LA, February 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2018, 09:45 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 30.0372° N, 91.8817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0372&lon=-91.8817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N860AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N860AL-2021-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76C (registry code 8143008, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2S1 (registry code 60057, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2s1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76C
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2S1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,674 total, 3,466 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180218002719A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM THE FUEL FARM TO THE RUNWAY TO PREPARE FOR DEPARTURE. WHILE ON THE TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER 7 INCH RISE IN THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 GAA18CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA138), Feb 18, 2018: Sikorsky S76 (N860AL), New Iberia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter’s striking of a pothole while taxiing, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing.

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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