One Night Sheriff S Department Helicopter Lands Swat Team Yard Rural Residence Suspected C Q34191715

One night, a sheriff’s department helicopter lands a SWAT teamin the yard of a rural residence suspected of containing amethamphetamine lab. After the raiding party disembarked, and asthe pilot was turning the aircraft in a hover to depart, thehelicopter’s tail rotor contacted a barbed-wire fence and wasdamaged to the extent it will have to be replaced. No one wasinjured. Explain any NTSB notifications and reporting that would berequired and why?

Expert Answer

If you talk about the reporting necessities then certain mishapsand accident or incident need to be reported to NTSB. The firststep is to determine that the incident was not