20181030021232I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skip Stewart PITTS S-2S · Millington, TN · October 30, 2018

Date: October 30, 2018 · 09:00 local
Place: Millington, TN
Airport: Millington-Memphis
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N540SS
Reported as: Skip Stewart Pitts S-2S
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,754 total3,480 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N540SSRegistered now · Skip Stewart PITTS S-2SS/N 006 · Built 2011 Airframe modelSkip Stewart PITTS S-2S Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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10/30/2018: At 0900 local, pitts aircraft N540SS was taxing from runway 22 to corporate hangar #125 via c and e taxiways. EC-130 helicopter N811HW was parked on ramp. When pitts attempted to pass by the tail area of the EC130, pitts pilot noticed he was going to hit the helicopters tail, fenestron. The pitts pilot applied heavy brakes which cause the pitts to rotate forward along landing gear axis striking the fenestron on EC130 helicopter with the pitts right upper wing, along the leading edge. No damage to EC-130. No damage to wing of pitts, but minor damage to pitts composite propeller, due to ground strike and left main wheel pants (fairing). No other damage.

As the FAA filed it

10/30/2018: AT 0900 LOCAL, PITTS AIRCRAFT N540SS WAS TAXING FROM RUNWAY 22 TO CORPORATE HANGAR #125 VIA C AND E TAXIWAYS. EC-130 HELICOPTER N811HW WAS PARKED ON RAMP. WHEN PITTS ATTEMPTED TO PASS BY THE TAIL AREA OF THE EC130, PITTS PILOT NOTICED HE WAS GOING TO HIT THE HELICOPTERS TAIL, FENESTRON. THE PITTS PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES WHICH CAUSE THE PITTS TO ROTATE FORWARD ALONG LANDING GEAR AXIS STRIKING THE FENESTRON ON EC130 HELICOPTER WITH THE PITTS RIGHT UPPER WING, ALONG THE LEADING EDGE. NO DAMAGE TO EC-130. NO DAMAGE TO WING OF PITTS, BUT MINOR DAMAGE TO PITTS COMPOSITE PROPELLER, DUE TO GROUND STRIKE AND LEFT MAIN WHEEL PANTS (FAIRING). NO OTHER DAMAGE.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N811HWEurocopter EC 130 B4No report for this aircraft in the release