# Incident 20200825020129I: Sikorsky S-76C, Palm Beach, FL, August 25, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2020, 13:25 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International Airpo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HC7A
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N276TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76C (registry code 8143008, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76C
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,891 total, 1,407 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200825020129I

## Narrative

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

PART 135 CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING, SIKORSKY S-76C, N276TH WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE FLIGHT WHILE TAXING BACK TO RANK THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED BACK INTO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL. ONLY FLIGHT CREW ON BOARD REPORTED NO INJURES, HELICOPTER HAS SOME DAMAGE TO RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOOR AND WHEEL WELL, HELICOPTER BELLY,

AND RIGHT SECTION AIRFRAME SECTION BETWEEN COCKPIT AND CABIN SECTION.

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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