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FAA incident report · Eurocopter EC 225 LP · Fort Worth, TX · November 9, 2018

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Date
November 9, 2018 · 17:06 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Meacham International Airport
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MHNA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N576AC
Reported as
Eurocopter EC 225 LP
Reported engine
Turbomeca MAKILA series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total200 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days
N576ACRegistered now · Eurocopter EC 225 LPS/N 2849 · Built 2012Airframe modelEurocopter EC 225 LPEngine modelTurbomeca MAKILA seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 9, 2018 at approximately 1706 local time, a ec 225 lp Eurocopter, registration number N576AC and operating under call sign RAP704, owned by vertical aviation no 1 LLC and operated by air center helicopters inc, impacted a tree with the main rotor blades while conducting a required part 135 confined area landing and takeoff maneuver. The aircraft received minor damage, 2 crewmembers and 1 passenger received no injuries. The pilot and co-pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate. The flight originated at the Fort Worth spinks airport (kfws) on November 9, 2018.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1706 LOCAL TIME, A EC 225 LP EUROCOPTER, REGISTRATION NUMBER N576AC AND OPERATING UNDER CALL SIGN RAP704, OWNED BY VERTICAL AVIATION NO 1 LLC AND OPERATED BY AIR CENTER HELICOPTERS INC, IMPACTED A TREE WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WHILE CONDUCTING A REQUIRED PART 135 CONFINED AREA LANDING AND TAKEOFF MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, 2 CREWMEMBERS AND 1 PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT HELD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FORT WORTH SPINKS AIRPORT (KFWS) ON NOVEMBER 9, 2018.