# Incident 20251122016349I: Md Helicopters Inc 369FF, Auberry, CA, November 22, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2025, 12:15 local time
- Place: Auberry, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0808° N, 119.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auberry, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0808&lon=-119.4854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N530TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369FF (registry code 3030002, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369ff) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30 (registry code 54023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTERS INC 369FF
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,847 total, 4,100 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251122016349I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2025, DURING A PART 91 FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RELOCATED FROM A JOB SITE NEAR REDLANDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KREI) TO A SITE NEAR AUBERRY, CALIFORNIA. WHILE HOVERING ABOVE THE INTENDED LANDING SPOT IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT’S HANGAR, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE TERRAIN WAS SOFT AND SLOPED. TO ENSURE A STABLE LANDING SURFACE, HE DECIDED TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD BY APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 FEET.

AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. A COMPANY EMPLOYEE AT THE WORK SITE THEN INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT’S MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIP HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE HANGAR WALL. THE PILOT INSPECTED THE BLADES AND OBSERVED MINOR CONTACT DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR TIPS. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT FEEL OR HEAR ANY INDICATION OF BLADE CONTACT DURING LANDING. MANAGEMENT WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED, AND THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY POLICY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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