# Incident 20231130021269I: Von Koschier Angelo HELICYCLE, North Andover, MA, November 30, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: North Andover, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Von Koschier Angelo HELICYCLE (registry code 05615V8, https://openairdocs.org/model/von-koschier-angelo-helicycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VON KOSCHIER ANGELO HELICYCLE
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,736 total, 91 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231130021269I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE BLADE TRACKING HOVER CHECK, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE ROTOR BLADE TO STRIKE HANGAR DOOR.  AIRCRAFT SKID COLLAPSED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AFTER GROUND CONTACT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ON TO ITS RIGHT SIDE.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED MAIN ROTOR BLADE AND TAIL ROTOR BLADE DAMAGED AS WELL AS ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE AND TAIL PYLON STRUCTURAL DAMAGED.

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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