24.7323° N, 81.0251° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 22, 2024 · 06:44 local
Place
Marathon, FL
Airport
Marathon
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GHEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N911RR
Reported as
Sikorsky S-76C
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-2S1
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,212 total
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.
Right main landing gear would not extend, helicopter landed with right gear up supported by concrete blocks under the right landing gear doors.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, HELICOPTER LANDED WITH RIGHT GEAR UP SUPPORTED BY CONCRETE BLOCKS UNDER THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOORS.