N5000Y
BELL 206L-1
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKE DURING TAKEOFF FROM AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM. THE ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF A CABLE RACEWAY ON A DRILLING RIG THAT WAS SITUATED ADJACENT TO THE PLATFORM HELIDECK. THE RACEWAY WAS 9 FEET LATERALLY AND 22 FEET ABOVE THE HELIDECK EDGE. PLT HAD LANDED ON THE HELIDECK WHILE ANOTHER ACFT WAS PARKED ON THE DECK REQUIRING ACCIDENT PLT TO MAKE AN APP TO A HOVER THEN SLIDE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE PAD AND SET DOWN WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES UNDER LAPPING THE BOTOM OF THE JACK UP DRILLING PLATFORM. AFTER LIFTOFF TO A HOVER, THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION TO FWD FLT WHEN THE ROTOR STRIKE OCCURRED. FOLLOWING THE STRIKE, HE ATTEMPTED TO INFLATE. OPR'S SOP CALLS FOR MINIMUM OF 1/3 ROTOR DISC CLEARANCE FROM ALL OBSTACLES DURING T/O AND LNDG. THIS CLEARANCE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED WITH ONE ACFT ALREADY PARKED ON THE HELIDECK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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