Atx helicopter hit an oil platform tiedown hook on takeoff damaging the landing skid.

Attributes
ACN	199405
Time
Date	199201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 02ta
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	199405
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon leaving platform in a helicopter a slight bump was felt on takeoff. As the flight proceeded the left front skid cracked and bent downward while in forward flight. As the helicopter proceeded to shore base the passenger were advised of a precautionary landing. Upon arrival the passenger exited the aircraft. The aircraft hovered until secured for landing and shutdown. The skid guard of the aircraft contacted a raised tiedown hook on the platform causing the left front crack in the strut. Most offshore platform tiedown hooks are recessed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX HELI HIT AN OIL PLATFORM TIEDOWN HOOK ON TKOF DAMAGING THE LNDG SKID.

Narrative: UPON LEAVING PLATFORM IN A HELI A SLIGHT BUMP WAS FELT ON TKOF. AS THE FLT PROCEEDED THE L FRONT SKID CRACKED AND BENT DOWNWARD WHILE IN FORWARD FLT. AS THE HELI PROCEEDED TO SHORE BASE THE PAX WERE ADVISED OF A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. UPON ARR THE PAX EXITED THE ACFT. THE ACFT HOVERED UNTIL SECURED FOR LNDG AND SHUTDOWN. THE SKID GUARD OF THE ACFT CONTACTED A RAISED TIEDOWN HOOK ON THE PLATFORM CAUSING THE L FRONT CRACK IN THE STRUT. MOST OFFSHORE PLATFORM TIEDOWN HOOKS ARE RECESSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.