Tail rotor strike by rotary winged traffic in landing procedure.

Attributes
ACN	202654
Time
Date	199202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 9la4
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 1920
ASRS Report	202654
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other 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	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I approached platform a from the northwest. There was a slight breeze from the southwest. I started a slow right decelerating turn to the south. While in the turn, I glanced to the right and saw platform B. I did this to confirm that I was landing on the correct platform. The aircraft seemed to drop a few ft. I can only speculate that the wind may have shifted to the west. I looked forward and realized that my rate of closure was fast. I applied additional power and instinctively flared. The aircraft came to a sudden but not violent stop, with the aircraft nose approximately 45 degrees in the air. The aircraft was resting on the rear portion of the skids. The vertical fin had contacted the platform. I immediately rolled the throttle off, stopped the blades, and exited the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL ROTOR STRIKE BY ROTARY WINGED TFC IN LNDG PROC.

Narrative: I APCHED PLATFORM A FROM THE NW. THERE WAS A SLIGHT BREEZE FROM THE SW. I STARTED A SLOW R DECELERATING TURN TO THE S. WHILE IN THE TURN, I GLANCED TO THE R AND SAW PLATFORM B. I DID THIS TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS LNDG ON THE CORRECT PLATFORM. THE ACFT SEEMED TO DROP A FEW FT. I CAN ONLY SPECULATE THAT THE WIND MAY HAVE SHIFTED TO THE W. I LOOKED FORWARD AND REALIZED THAT MY RATE OF CLOSURE WAS FAST. I APPLIED ADDITIONAL PWR AND INSTINCTIVELY FLARED. THE ACFT CAME TO A SUDDEN BUT NOT VIOLENT STOP, WITH THE ACFT NOSE APPROX 45 DEGS IN THE AIR. THE ACFT WAS RESTING ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE SKIDS. THE VERT FIN HAD CONTACTED THE PLATFORM. I IMMEDIATELY ROLLED THE THROTTLE OFF, STOPPED THE BLADES, AND EXITED THE ACFT.

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.