# Accident 20191110020969A: Sikorsky S-58JT, Lebanon, IN, November 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2019, 13:20 local time
- Place: Lebanon, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JTKL
- Location: 40.0361° N, 86.4822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0361&lon=-86.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827MW-2020-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58JT (registry code 8141807, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58jt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 (registry code 52102, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-58JT
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6T-3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191110020969A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2019, N827MW, A SIKORSKY SK-58JT, DEPARTED INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, (KUMP) ENROUTE TO LEBANON, IN FOR PART 133 HEAVY LIFT OPERATIONS.  UPON ARRIVAL AT THE WAREHOUSE FACILITY, THE PILOT WAS HOVERING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 75 FEET AND BEGAN TO DESCEND TO THE PARKING LOT BELOW.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, ENGINE RPM WAS REDUCED AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A SEMI-TRAILER PARKED NEAR A LOADING DOCK.  THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL ROTOR AND MAST AND FUSELAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED.  ONE MINOR INJURY WAS REPORTED.  (VIDEO AVAILABLE OF ACCIDENT)

## 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 GAA20CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA063), Nov 10, 2019: Sikorsky S 58JT (N827MW), Lebanon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance from a tractor trailer during landing.

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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