# Accident 20211213021059A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, New York, NY, December 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2021, 16:10 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7012° N, 74.0090° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7012&lon=-74.0090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920PD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 (registry code 1182158, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-429) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2 (registry code 52299, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw207d1-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW207D1/D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 510 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211213021059A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER N920PD WHILE LANDING AT THE NEW YORK CITY DOWNTOWN HELIPORT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE AIRMAN TOUCHED DOWN ON A DESIGNATED PARKING AREA. AFTER LANDING, AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION HELICOPTER BY CYCLIC CONTROL ONLY. THIS CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO ROCK FORWARD ON THE SKIDS AND INDUCE AN OSCILLATION WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A HARD IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE RIGHT SKID GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND THE ROTOR BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH THE WIRE-STRIKE SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA22LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA091), Dec 13, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 (N920PD), Manhattan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots overapplication of flight controls during landing, which resulted in the rotor blades contacting the wire strike protection system and subsequent hard 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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