ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276482
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| Date: | Saturday 12 March 2022 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76D |
| Owner/operator: | Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Registration: | N761AF |
| MSN: | 761039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4747 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW210S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wadley Regional Medical Center (64XS), Texarkana, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Little Rock, AR (AR62) |
| Texarkana, AR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was on approach to a hospital rooftop helipad that he had never landed at before. About 30 ft above ground level, he felt a 'thump' in the pedals; the helicopter vibrated, pitched forward, rolled left, then yawed right. The pilot landed the helicopter on the helipad. After the accident the pilot discovered that the tail rotor had contacted the building. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail rotor, tail rotor drivetrain, and tail pylon. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance during landing on a rooftop helipad.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA147
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=761AF
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/haa-s76d-heliport-tail-strike/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N761AF
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/170674-d2e6dea8384c393c962b567e836c5144193583cf/aircraft/N761AF/sort/votes/page/1 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 May 2019 | N761AF | Arkansas Childrens Hospital | 0 | near Morrilton, Conway County, AK | |
sub |
Location
Media:
#NTSB are investigating a US air ambulance tail rotor strike on approach to an elevated hospital helipad. https://t.co/EGioslrwFq #helicopter #airambulance #hospital #heliport #aviationsafety #flightsafety pic.twitter.com/PS9Z3VItrU
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) April 30, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2022 15:50 | harro | Added |
| 14-Mar-2022 15:53 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Category] |
| 14-Mar-2022 16:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2022 18:19 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Cn, Source] |
| 14-Mar-2022 23:47 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2022 08:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Mar-2022 02:37 | johnwg | Updated [Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 29-Apr-2022 18:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2022 10:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 07-Jul-2022 19:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 08-Jul-2022 07:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2023 18:22 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 04-Dec-2023 14:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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