Eurocopter AS 350/355/EC130 - Astar/Twinstar/Ecureuil
Flight Crew Commercial
Other / Unknown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Object
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Airport; Human Factors
Landed at the receiving hospital following a scene flight. On walkaround inspection found that the helipad perimeter chain was broken. Ambulance personnel that witnessed the landing stated that the chain had been broken by the helicopter on landing. Upon inspection of the helicopter; found that both of the tail rotor strike indicators had been bent flat and that both of the abrasion strips had impact damage. The lower vertical fin had paint matching the perimeter chain. I had no indications from the cockpit that I had contacted anything on landing. Need to position aircraft forward of the helipad 'H' to ensure adequate tail rotor clearance.
Helicopter pilot discovers during post flight and is informed by observers; that the tail rotor had contacted the perimeter chain during landing severing the chain.