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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell OH-58C · Detroit, MI · March 27, 2021

Date: March 27, 2021 · 20:15 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: C0DM
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N513PD
Reported as: Bell OH-58C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, recreational pilot

N513PDRegistered now · Bell OH-58CS/N 70-15129 Airframe modelBell OH-58C

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During operations on congested ramp, N513PD lifted off of portable dolly, in a ATC non movement area, and drifted aft striking N312ST with the tail rotor. The aircraft made an abrupt 90 degree turn and pilot performed hover auto landing. The tail rotor struck one main rotor blade on N312ST. That aircraft was static on the ramp and unoccupied.

As the FAA filed it

DURING OPERATIONS ON CONGESTED RAMP, N513PD LIFTED OFF OF PORTABLE DOLLY, IN A ATC NON MOVEMENT AREA, AND DRIFTED AFT STRIKING N312ST WITH THE TAIL ROTOR. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT 90 DEGREE TURN AND PILOT PERFORMED HOVER AUTO LANDING. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE ON N312ST. THAT AIRCRAFT WAS STATIC ON THE RAMP AND UNOCCUPIED.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N312STBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407No report for this aircraft in the release