Metal fence gate blown into car parked near heliport from landing helicopter.

Attributes
ACN	484260
Time
Date	200009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gn5.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	484260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : fod ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

During landing at 6n5 (east 34TH street heliport, nyc) spot X, construction on the fence gate was noticed. There was no advisory from the heliport after being assigned spot X for landing. Debris was present and unsecured outside of the fence where construction was taking place. During landing, unsecured gate was blown over onto a parked car. The driver was present, as was the construction crew. Heliport should have advised us that construction was underway. Heliport should have closed spots near construction. Have work performed during non operational hours. Ensure that equipment and debris is secured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: METAL FENCE GATE BLOWN INTO CAR PARKED NEAR HELIPORT FROM LNDG HELI.

Narrative: DURING LNDG AT 6N5 (E 34TH STREET HELIPORT, NYC) SPOT X, CONSTRUCTION ON THE FENCE GATE WAS NOTICED. THERE WAS NO ADVISORY FROM THE HELIPORT AFTER BEING ASSIGNED SPOT X FOR LNDG. DEBRIS WAS PRESENT AND UNSECURED OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE WHERE CONSTRUCTION WAS TAKING PLACE. DURING LNDG, UNSECURED GATE WAS BLOWN OVER ONTO A PARKED CAR. THE DRIVER WAS PRESENT, AS WAS THE CONSTRUCTION CREW. HELIPORT SHOULD HAVE ADVISED US THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS UNDERWAY. HELIPORT SHOULD HAVE CLOSED SPOTS NEAR CONSTRUCTION. HAVE WORK PERFORMED DURING NON OPERATIONAL HRS. ENSURE THAT EQUIP AND DEBRIS IS SECURED.

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.