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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Keystone Helicopter S-76C · Galliano, LA · November 13, 2024

Date: November 13, 2024 · 08:25 local
Place: Galliano, LA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: YTRA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N787RL
Reported as: Keystone Helicopter S-76C
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2S2
People aboard: 12
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,175 total

N787RLRegistered now · Keystone Helicopter S-76CS/N 760778 · Built 2009 Airframe modelKeystone Helicopter S-76C Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-2S2Turbo-shaft

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What happened

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

A video of the incident showed the helicopter in a hover, with all three-landing gear down, before landing on the helipad at the south lafourche airport (kgao). Shortly after landing, the left main landing gear collapsed, causing the left side of the airframe to contact the pavement and list to the left. The main rotor blades never contacted the surface or any other obstacles. There were 12 POB (2 pilots & 10 pax) with no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT SHOWED THE HELICOPTER IN A HOVER, WITH ALL THREE-LANDING GEAR DOWN, BEFORE LANDING ON THE HELIPAD AT THE SOUTH LAFOURCHE AIRPORT (KGAO). SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRFRAME TO CONTACT THE PAVEMENT AND LIST TO THE LEFT. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES NEVER CONTACTED THE SURFACE OR ANY OTHER OBSTACLES. THERE WERE 12 POB (2 PILOTS & 10 PAX) WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.