# Incident 20240418009739I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2, Morgantown, WV, April 18, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2024, 18:30 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2 (registry code 5620027, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series (registry code 52135, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240418009739I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/18/2024 AROUND 1830 EST THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HELICOPTER IN DESIGNATED LANDING AREA IN FRONT OF OPERATOR’S HANGAR.THIS HANGAR IS LOCATED AT MORGANTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN WEST VIRGINIA. DURING LANDING THE PILOT INCORRECTLY JUDGED CLEARENCES AND HELICOPTER’S FENESTRON TAIL ROTOR PYLON CAME TO REST ON TOP OF A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO TAIL'S BUMPER, REQUIRING ITS REPLACEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE COWLING WAS PUNCTURED BY THE METAL FENCE. NOTE: PILOT WAS ONBOARD BY HIMSELF AND HAD NO OTHER CREW ON BOARD. NO INJURY TO PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED DURING THE TIME OF EVENT.

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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