At 800 agk engine quit on helicopter automatic rotation landing. Slight damage to aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	186768
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : h101
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	186768
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

3 mins after takeoff, the engine pwring my helicopter quit. Altitude at this point was 800 MSL, I entered automatic rotation, and landed in a downward sloping hillside (15 degree slope). Incidental damage occurred just prior to touchdown, because the top strand of a 2 strand electric fence was picked up by the aircraft ventral fin. When the wire strand broke, one end cut through the trailing edge of right side horizontal stabilizer. (16 inch cut in 25 inch width stabilizer top and bottom skins). No other damage occurred to other components of any consequence. Our maintenance personnel installed serviceable fuel pump and fuel control and serviceable fuel horizontal stabilizer. A few hours later, at that time I restarted aircraft and hover taxied back to princeville without further incident. There were no passenger involved. Aircraft had only myself and 53 percent fuel onboard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT 800 AGK ENG QUIT ON HELI AUTO ROTATION LNDG. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO ACFT.

Narrative: 3 MINS AFTER TKOF, THE ENG PWRING MY HELI QUIT. ALT AT THIS POINT WAS 800 MSL, I ENTERED AUTO ROTATION, AND LANDED IN A DOWNWARD SLOPING HILLSIDE (15 DEG SLOPE). INCIDENTAL DAMAGE OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, BECAUSE THE TOP STRAND OF A 2 STRAND ELECTRIC FENCE WAS PICKED UP BY THE ACFT VENTRAL FIN. WHEN THE WIRE STRAND BROKE, ONE END CUT THROUGH THE TRAILING EDGE OF R SIDE HORIZ STABILIZER. (16 INCH CUT IN 25 INCH WIDTH STAB TOP AND BOTTOM SKINS). NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF ANY CONSEQUENCE. OUR MAINT PERSONNEL INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CTL AND SERVICEABLE FUEL HORIZ STABILIZER. A FEW HRS LATER, AT THAT TIME I RESTARTED ACFT AND HOVER TAXIED BACK TO PRINCEVILLE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PAX INVOLVED. ACFT HAD ONLY MYSELF AND 53 PERCENT FUEL ONBOARD.

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.